#6237AE#6237AE

#6237AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.179 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6237AE
RGB	rgb(98, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(262, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 45.47, -56.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 72.75, 308.69°)
OKLab	oklab(45.76% 0.0754 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(45.76% 0.179 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.0411, 8.3847, 40.9148)
Luminance	0.0838 (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

#6237AE #83AE37

analogous

#3747AE #6237AE #9E37AE

triadic

#6237AE #AE6237 #37AE62

tetradic

#6237AE #AE3747 #83AE37 #37AE9E

square

#6237AE #AE3747 #83AE37 #37AE9E

split-complementary

#6237AE #AE9E37 #47AE37

monochromatic

#2E1A51 #48287F #6237AE #8158CA #A486D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#6237AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#6237AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6237AE

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6237AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6237AE	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6237ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.179 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571c7',
    500: '#6237ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6237ae;
$custom-light: #9571c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6237ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.681,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4576,
    "c": 0.17899,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6237AE

secondary

#AAC37E

accent

#DB4CA8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6237AE

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

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