#6237AB#6237AB

#6237AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.175 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6237AB
RGB	rgb(98, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(262, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.54, 44.66, -55.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.54, 71.14, 308.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.0758 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.175 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.7519, 8.2690, 39.3917)
Luminance	0.0827 (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

#6237AB #80AB37

analogous

#3746AB #6237AB #9C37AB

triadic

#6237AB #AB6237 #37AB62

tetradic

#6237AB #AB3746 #80AB37 #37AB9C

square

#6237AB #AB3746 #80AB37 #37AB9C

split-complementary

#6237AB #AB9C37 #46AB37

monochromatic

#2D194E #47287D #6237AB #8156C9 #A385D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#6237AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#6237AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6237AB

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6237AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6237AB	1.00	7.91	2.65	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6237ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.175 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571c5',
    500: '#6237ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6237ab;
$custom-light: #9571c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6237ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.241,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45519,
    "c": 0.17544,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6237AB

secondary

#A8C17C

accent

#DB4DA6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2ECF8

border

#CCC7D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6237AB

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

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