#6538C4#6538C4

#6538C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.204 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538C4
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(259, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.5%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 51.50, -65.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 83.71, 307.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.0747 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.204 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7420, 9.5800, 53.1808)
Luminance	0.0958 (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

#6538C4 #97C438

analogous

#3851C4 #6538C4 #AB38C4

triadic

#6538C4 #C46538 #38C465

tetradic

#6538C4 #C43851 #97C438 #38C4AB

square

#6538C4 #C43851 #97C438 #38C4AB

split-complementary

#6538C4 #C4AB38 #51C438

monochromatic

#341D65 #4C2A94 #6538C4 #8966D3 #AE96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#6538C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#6538C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538C4

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538C4	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.204 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9973d7',
    500: '#6538c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538c4;
$custom-light: #9973d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48037,
    "c": 0.20352,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538C4

secondary

#B7CC8C

accent

#DF49AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538C4

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

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