#6237A5#6237A5

#6237A5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.168 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6237A5
RGB	rgb(98, 55, 165)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, 43.03, -52.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 67.90, 309.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0766 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.168 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1930, 8.0454, 36.4479)
Luminance	0.0805 (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

#6237A5 #7AA537

analogous

#3743A5 #6237A5 #9937A5

triadic

#6237A5 #A56237 #37A562

tetradic

#6237A5 #A53743 #7AA537 #37A599

square

#6237A5 #A53743 #7AA537 #37A599

split-complementary

#6237A5 #A59937 #43A537

monochromatic

#2B1849 #472877 #6237A5 #8053C6 #A281D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#6237A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#6237A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6237A5

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6237A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6237A5	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6237a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.168 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9471c0',
    500: '#6237a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6237a5;
$custom-light: #9471c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6237a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.455,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45044,
    "c": 0.16828,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6237A5

secondary

#A3BF79

accent

#DA4EA3

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F2ECF7

border

#CCC7D0

text

#0E0812

muted

#7E7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #6237A5

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

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