#6237A2#6237A2
#6237A2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.165 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6237A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(98, 55, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.5%, 66%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.85, 42.23, -51.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.85, 66.28, 309.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.81% 0.077 -0.1456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.81% 0.165 297.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9231, 7.9375, 35.0266) |
| Luminance | 0.0794 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 2.14
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.83
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.19
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.34
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.59
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6237A2 #77A237
analogous
#3742A2 #6237A2 #9737A2
triadic
#6237A2 #A26237 #37A262
tetradic
#6237A2 #A23742 #77A237 #37A297
square
#6237A2 #A23742 #77A237 #37A297
split-complementary
#6237A2 #A29737 #42A237
monochromatic
#2B1847 #462774 #6237A2 #8052C4 #A180D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.12
#6237A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#6237A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6237A2
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6237A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6237A2 | 1.00 | 8.12 | 2.59 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#535067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6237a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.165 297.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9470be',
500: '#6237a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6237a2; $custom-light: #9470be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6237a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 98,
"g": 55,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.112,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44811,
"c": 0.16467,
"h": 297.9
},
"luminance": 0.07938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6237A2
secondary
#A1BD78
accent
#D94FA1
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F2ECF7
border
#CCC7D0
text
#0E0812
muted
#7E7B81