#6F40CD#6F40CD

#6F40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.205 H 292.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F40CD
RGB	rgb(111, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 51.60, -65.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 83.67, 308.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.0799 -0.1886)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.205 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4053, 11.4535, 58.9341)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F40CD #9ECD40

analogous

#4057CD #6F40CD #B540CD

triadic

#6F40CD #CD6F40 #40CD6F

tetradic

#6F40CD #CD4057 #9ECD40 #40CDB5

square

#6F40CD #CD4057 #9ECD40 #40CDB5

split-complementary

#6F40CD #CDB540 #57CD40

monochromatic

#3B1E74 #542BA5 #6F40CD #9471DA #B8A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#6F40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#6F40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F40CD

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F40CD	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.205 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a078dd',
    500: '#6f40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f40cd;
$custom-light: #a078dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5083,
    "c": 0.20483,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F40CD

secondary

#BFD396

accent

#E246AE

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F40CD

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

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