#6538AD#6538AD

#6538AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.177 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538AD
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(263, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(263, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 45.26, -55.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 71.57, 309.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.0788 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.177 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3219, 8.6119, 40.4348)
Luminance	0.0861 (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

#6538AD #80AD38

analogous

#3845AD #6538AD #A038AD

triadic

#6538AD #AD6538 #38AD65

tetradic

#6538AD #AD3845 #80AD38 #38ADA0

square

#6538AD #AD3845 #80AD38 #38ADA0

split-complementary

#6538AD #ADA038 #45AD38

monochromatic

#2F1A51 #4A297F #6538AD #8459C9 #A687D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#6538AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#6538AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538AD

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538AD	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.177 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772c6',
    500: '#6538ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538ad;
$custom-light: #9772c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.077,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4614,
    "c": 0.17679,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538AD

secondary

#A8C27F

accent

#DB4DA4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538AD

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

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