#6236A8#6236A8

#6236A8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.173 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6236A8
RGB	rgb(98, 54, 168)
HSL	hsl(263, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(263, 68%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.11, 44.38, -54.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.11, 70.11, 309.27°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.0773 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.173 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4222, 8.0619, 37.8871)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6236A8 #7CA836

analogous

#3643A8 #6236A8 #9B36A8

triadic

#6236A8 #A86236 #36A862

tetradic

#6236A8 #A83643 #7CA836 #36A89B

square

#6236A8 #A83643 #7CA836 #36A89B

split-complementary

#6236A8 #A89B36 #43A836

monochromatic

#2C184B #47277A #6236A8 #8053C8 #A382D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#6236A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#6236A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6236A8

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6236A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6236A8	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6236a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 54, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.173 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9470c3',
    500: '#6236a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6236a8;
$custom-light: #9470c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6236a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.158,
    "s": 51.351,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45141,
    "c": 0.17317,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6236A8

secondary

#A5C07A

accent

#DB4DA4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6236A8

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

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