#6238CD#6238CD

#6238CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.214 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6238CD
RGB	rgb(98, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.54, 53.50, -70.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.54, 88.49, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0685 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.214 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.4674, 9.8320, 58.7231)
Luminance	0.0983 (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

#6238CD #A3CD38

analogous

#3858CD #6238CD #AC38CD

triadic

#6238CD #CD6238 #38CD62

tetradic

#6238CD #CD3858 #A3CD38 #38CDAC

square

#6238CD #CD3858 #A3CD38 #38CDAC

split-complementary

#6238CD #CDAC38 #58CD38

monochromatic

#331C6F #4A28A0 #6238CD #8969D9 #AF9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#6238CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#6238CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6238CD

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6238CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6238CD	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6238cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.214 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9973dd',
    500: '#6238cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6238cd;
$custom-light: #9973dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6238cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.913,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48529,
    "c": 0.21384,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6238CD

secondary

#BFD18F

accent

#E345B6

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6238CD

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

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