#6538B4#6538B4

#6538B4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.185 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538B4
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(262, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(262, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, 47.15, -58.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 75.30, 308.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.0777 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.185 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0170, 8.8900, 44.0959)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 3.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6538B4 #87B438

analogous

#3849B4 #6538B4 #A338B4

triadic

#6538B4 #B46538 #38B465

tetradic

#6538B4 #B43849 #87B438 #38B4A3

square

#6538B4 #B43849 #87B438 #38B4A3

split-complementary

#6538B4 #B4A338 #49B438

monochromatic

#311B57 #4B2985 #6538B4 #855DCD #A88BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#6538B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#6538B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538B4

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538B4	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.185 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9772cb',
    500: '#6538b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538b4;
$custom-light: #9772cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.774,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46701,
    "c": 0.18501,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538B4

secondary

#ADC582

accent

#DC4CA8

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538B4

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →