#6538AA#6538AA

#6538AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.173 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538AA
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(264, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(264, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.00, 44.46, -54.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.00, 69.96, 309.46°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.0791 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.173 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0348, 8.4971, 38.9231)
Luminance	0.0850 (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

#6538AA #7DAA38

analogous

#3844AA #6538AA #9E38AA

triadic

#6538AA #AA6538 #38AA65

tetradic

#6538AA #AA3844 #7DAA38 #38AA9E

square

#6538AA #AA3844 #7DAA38 #38AA9E

split-complementary

#6538AA #AA9E38 #44AA38

monochromatic

#2E1A4E #4A297C #6538AA #8457C8 #A685D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#6538AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#6538AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538AA

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538AA	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.173 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672c4',
    500: '#6538aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538aa;
$custom-light: #9672c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.684,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45903,
    "c": 0.17324,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538AA

secondary

#A6C17D

accent

#DA4EA3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538AA

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

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