#6538AE#6538AE

#6538AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.178 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538AE
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(263, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(263, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 45.53, -55.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 72.10, 309.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.0786 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.178 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4190, 8.6507, 40.9463)
Luminance	0.0865 (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

#6538AE #81AE38

analogous

#3846AE #6538AE #A038AE

triadic

#6538AE #AE6538 #38AE65

tetradic

#6538AE #AE3846 #81AE38 #38AEA0

square

#6538AE #AE3846 #81AE38 #38AEA0

split-complementary

#6538AE #AEA038 #46AE38

monochromatic

#2F1A51 #4A2980 #6538AE #8459CA #A788D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#6538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#6538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538AE

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538AE	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#52546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.178 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772c7',
    500: '#6538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538ae;
$custom-light: #9772c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.881,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46219,
    "c": 0.17797,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538AE

secondary

#A9C37F

accent

#DB4DA5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538AE

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

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