#6538AB#6538AB

#6538AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.174 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538AB
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(263, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(263, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.07, 44.73, -54.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.07, 70.50, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.079 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.174 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1298, 8.5351, 39.4232)
Luminance	0.0853 (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

#6538AB #7EAB38

analogous

#3845AB #6538AB #9F38AB

triadic

#6538AB #AB6538 #38AB65

tetradic

#6538AB #AB3845 #7EAB38 #38AB9F

square

#6538AB #AB3845 #7EAB38 #38AB9F

split-complementary

#6538AB #AB9F38 #45AB38

monochromatic

#2F1A4F #4A297D #6538AB #8458C8 #A686D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#6538AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#6538AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538AB

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538AB	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53536D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.174 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9672c5',
    500: '#6538ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538ab;
$custom-light: #9672c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.478,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45982,
    "c": 0.17443,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538AB

secondary

#A7C17D

accent

#DA4EA3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538AB

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

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