#6237AA#6237AA

#6237AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.174 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6237AA
RGB	rgb(98, 55, 170)
HSL	hsl(262, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.46, 44.39, -54.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.46, 70.60, 308.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.44% 0.076 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(45.44% 0.174 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6570, 8.2310, 38.8916)
Luminance	0.0823 (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

#6237AA #7FAA37

analogous

#3746AA #6237AA #9C37AA

triadic

#6237AA #AA6237 #37AA62

tetradic

#6237AA #AA3746 #7FAA37 #37AA9C

square

#6237AA #AA3746 #7FAA37 #37AA9C

split-complementary

#6237AA #AA9C37 #46AA37

monochromatic

#2D194E #47287C #6237AA #8156C8 #A384D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#6237AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#6237AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6237AA

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6237AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6237AA	1.00	7.94	2.65	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F526C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6237aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.174 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571c4',
    500: '#6237aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6237aa;
$custom-light: #9571c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6237aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.435,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45439,
    "c": 0.17424,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6237AA

secondary

#A7C17C

accent

#DB4DA6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6237AA

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

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