#6E599D#6E599D

#6E599D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.107 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E599D
RGB	rgb(110, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(259, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(259, 43%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 23.98, -34.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 41.62, 305.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.0479 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.107 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0871, 12.8939, 33.5330)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E599D #889D59

analogous

#59669D #6E599D #90599D

triadic

#6E599D #9D6E59 #599D6E

tetradic

#6E599D #9D5966 #889D59 #599D90

square

#6E599D #9D5966 #889D59 #599D90

split-complementary

#6E599D #9D9059 #669D59

monochromatic

#372D4F #534376 #6E599D #8F7EB6 #B1A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#6E599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#6E599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E599D

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E599D	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4565A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49649B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.107 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9988ba',
    500: '#6e599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e599d;
$custom-light: #9988ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.529,
    "s": 27.642,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51481,
    "c": 0.10666,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E599D

secondary

#AFBA98

accent

#C464A6

background

#F9F8FB

surface

#F2EFF6

border

#CCCAD0

text

#0E0B11

muted

#7E7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E599D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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