#6238AD#6238AD

#6238AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.177 H 295.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6238AD
RGB	rgb(98, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(262, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(262, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 44.67, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 71.64, 308.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.0745 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.177 295)
XYZ	xyz(13.9920, 8.4418, 40.4193)
Luminance	0.0844 (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

#6238AD #83AD38

analogous

#3849AD #6238AD #9C38AD

triadic

#6238AD #AD6238 #38AD62

tetradic

#6238AD #AD3849 #83AD38 #38AD9C

square

#6238AD #AD3849 #83AD38 #38AD9C

split-complementary

#6238AD #AD9C38 #49AD38

monochromatic

#2E1A51 #48297F #6238AD #8159C9 #A487D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#6238AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#6238AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6238AD

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6238AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6238AD	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6238ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.177 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9571c6',
    500: '#6238ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6238ad;
$custom-light: #9571c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6238ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.538,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45818,
    "c": 0.17653,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.08442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6238AD

secondary

#AAC27F

accent

#DB4DA8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6238AD

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

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