#6237AD#6237AD

#6237AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.178 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6237AD
RGB	rgb(98, 55, 173)
HSL	hsl(262, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 68.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.69, 45.20, -56.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.69, 72.21, 308.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.68% 0.0755 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(45.68% 0.178 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9440, 8.3458, 40.4033)
Luminance	0.0835 (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

#6237AD #82AD37

analogous

#3747AD #6237AD #9D37AD

triadic

#6237AD #AD6237 #37AD62

tetradic

#6237AD #AD3747 #82AD37 #37AD9D

square

#6237AD #AD3747 #82AD37 #37AD9D

split-complementary

#6237AD #AD9D37 #47AD37

monochromatic

#2D1950 #48287F #6237AD #8157CA #A486D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#6237AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#6237AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6237AD

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6237AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6237AD	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6237ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.178 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571c6',
    500: '#6237ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6237ad;
$custom-light: #9571c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6237ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.864,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45679,
    "c": 0.17781,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6237AD

secondary

#A9C27D

accent

#DB4DA7

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6237AD

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

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