#6E5EAE#6E5EAE

#6E5EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.123 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E5EAE
RGB	rgb(110, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(252, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 25.58, -40.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 48.03, 302.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.0436 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.123 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0711, 14.3759, 41.8589)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E5EAE #9EAE5E

analogous

#5E76AE #6E5EAE #965EAE

triadic

#6E5EAE #AE6E5E #5EAE6E

tetradic

#6E5EAE #AE5E76 #9EAE5E #5EAE96

square

#6E5EAE #AE5E76 #9EAE5E #5EAE96

split-complementary

#6E5EAE #AE965E #76AE5E

monochromatic

#3A3161 #53458A #6E5EAE #9387C2 #B7AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#6E5EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#6E5EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E5EAE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E5EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E5EAE	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4468AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E6E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e5eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.123 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a8cc6',
    500: '#6e5eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e5eae;
$custom-light: #9a8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e5eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 33.058,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5341,
    "c": 0.12264,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E5EAE

secondary

#BEC5A3

accent

#C95FB4

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2F0F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0E0C13

muted

#7E7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E5EAE

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