#6E5ABE#6E5ABE
#6E5ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.151 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6E5ABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(110, 90, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 53%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.1%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.72, 32.54, -50.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.72, 59.72, 303.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.68% 0.0504 -0.1422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.68% 0.151 289.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3783, 14.3444, 50.4529) |
| Luminance | 0.1434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 2.59
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 2.69
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 2.71
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 3.94
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.57
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6E5ABE #AABE5A
analogous
#5A78BE #6E5ABE #A05ABE
triadic
#6E5ABE #BE6E5A #5ABE6E
tetradic
#6E5ABE #BE5A78 #AABE5A #5ABEA0
square
#6E5ABE #BE5A78 #AABE5A #5ABEA0
split-complementary
#6E5ABE #BEA05A #78BE5A
monochromatic
#3A2D71 #513E9D #6E5ABE #9586CF #BBB2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.43
#6E5ABE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#6E5ABE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6E5ABE
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6E5ABE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6E5ABE | 1.00 | 5.43 | 3.87 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D6CC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F67BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#576F83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6e5abe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 90, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.151 289.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9c89d2',
500: '#6e5abe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6e5abe; $custom-light: #9c89d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6e5abe",
"rgb": {
"r": 110,
"g": 90,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252,
"s": 43.478,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53678,
"c": 0.15089,
"h": 289.5
},
"luminance": 0.14345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6E5ABE
secondary
#C7CFA5
accent
#D355BA
background
#F9F8FD
surface
#F2F0FA
border
#CCCBD3
text
#0F0B14
muted
#7E7C83