#6238C4#6238C4

#6238C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.204 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6238C4
RGB	rgb(98, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(258, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(258, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 51.01, -66.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 83.83, 307.48°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.0704 -0.1909)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.204 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4121, 9.4099, 53.1654)
Luminance	0.0941 (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

#6238C4 #9AC438

analogous

#3854C4 #6238C4 #A838C4

triadic

#6238C4 #C46238 #38C462

tetradic

#6238C4 #C43854 #9AC438 #38C4A8

square

#6238C4 #C43854 #9AC438 #38C4A8

split-complementary

#6238C4 #C4A838 #54C438

monochromatic

#321D65 #4A2A94 #6238C4 #8766D3 #AC96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#6238C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#6238C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6238C4

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6238C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6238C4	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6238c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.204 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9872d7',
    500: '#6238c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6238c4;
$custom-light: #9872d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6238c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47739,
    "c": 0.20352,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6238C4

secondary

#B9CC8C

accent

#DF49B2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0F0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6238C4

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →