#6238CB#6238CB

#6238CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.212 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6238CB
RGB	rgb(98, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.36, 52.95, -69.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.36, 87.46, 307.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.35% 0.0689 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(48.35% 0.212 289)
XYZ	xyz(17.2275, 9.7360, 57.4598)
Luminance	0.0974 (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

#6238CB #A1CB38

analogous

#3857CB #6238CB #AC38CB

triadic

#6238CB #CB6238 #38CB62

tetradic

#6238CB #CB3857 #A1CB38 #38CBAC

square

#6238CB #CB3857 #A1CB38 #38CBAC

split-complementary

#6238CB #CBAC38 #57CB38

monochromatic

#331C6C #4A299D #6238CB #8869D8 #AF99E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#6238CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#6238CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6238CB

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6238CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6238CB	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6238cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.212 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9973dc',
    500: '#6238cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6238cb;
$custom-light: #9973dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6238cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48351,
    "c": 0.21156,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.09737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6238CB

secondary

#BDD08F

accent

#E246B5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6238CB

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

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