#6236CD#6236CD

#6236CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.216 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6236CD
RGB	rgb(98, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, 54.48, -71.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 89.54, 307.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.0701 -0.2042)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.216 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.3724, 9.6420, 58.6915)
Luminance	0.0964 (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

#6236CD #A1CD36

analogous

#3656CD #6236CD #AD36CD

triadic

#6236CD #CD6236 #36CD62

tetradic

#6236CD #CD3656 #A1CD36 #36CDAD

square

#6236CD #CD3656 #A1CD36 #36CDAD

split-complementary

#6236CD #CDAD36 #56CD36

monochromatic

#331B6D #4A279E #6236CD #8867D9 #AF98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#6236CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#6236CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6236CD

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6236CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6236CD	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6236cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.216 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9972dd',
    500: '#6236cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6236cd;
$custom-light: #9972dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6236cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.483,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48284,
    "c": 0.21593,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6236CD

secondary

#BDD18E

accent

#E344B5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6236CD

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

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