#6238CE#6238CE

#6238CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.215 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6238CE
RGB	rgb(98, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.63, 53.78, -70.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.63, 89.01, 307.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.0682 -0.2039)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.215 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5885, 9.8804, 59.3609)
Luminance	0.0988 (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

#6238CE #A4CE38

analogous

#3859CE #6238CE #AD38CE

triadic

#6238CE #CE6238 #38CE62

tetradic

#6238CE #CE3859 #A4CE38 #38CEAD

square

#6238CE #CE3859 #A4CE38 #38CEAD

split-complementary

#6238CE #CEAD38 #59CE38

monochromatic

#331C70 #4A28A1 #6238CE #8969DA #AF9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#6238CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#6238CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6238CE

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6238CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6238CE	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6238ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(98, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.215 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9973de',
    500: '#6238ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6238ce;
$custom-light: #9973de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6238ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 98,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.8,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48617,
    "c": 0.21498,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6238CE

secondary

#BFD290

accent

#E444B7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFB

border

#CDC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6238CE

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

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