#6237B1#6237B1

#6237B1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.183 H 294.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6237B1
RGB	rgb(98, 55, 177)
HSL	hsl(261, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(261, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 46.29, -58.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 74.35, 308.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0749 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.183 294.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3369, 8.5030, 42.4723)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 4.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6237B1 #86B137

analogous

#3749B1 #6237B1 #9F37B1

triadic

#6237B1 #B16237 #37B162

tetradic

#6237B1 #B13749 #86B137 #37B19F

square

#6237B1 #B13749 #86B137 #37B19F

split-complementary

#6237B1 #B19F37 #49B137

monochromatic

#2E1A54 #482882 #6237B1 #825ACC #A588DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#6237B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#6237B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6237B1

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6237B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6237B1	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6237b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 55, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.183 294.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571c9',
    500: '#6237b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6237b1;
$custom-light: #9571c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6237b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.148,
    "s": 52.586,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46005,
    "c": 0.18254,
    "h": 294.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6237B1

secondary

#ACC480

accent

#DC4CA9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6237B1

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

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