#6538CE#6538CE

#6538CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.215 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538CE
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.93, 54.23, -70.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.93, 88.87, 307.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% 0.0726 -0.2023)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.215 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.9184, 10.0505, 59.3764)
Luminance	0.1005 (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

#6538CE #A1CE38

analogous

#3856CE #6538CE #B038CE

triadic

#6538CE #CE6538 #38CE65

tetradic

#6538CE #CE3856 #A1CE38 #38CEB0

square

#6538CE #CE3856 #A1CE38 #38CEB0

split-complementary

#6538CE #CEB038 #56CE38

monochromatic

#351C70 #4C28A1 #6538CE #8B69DA #B19AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#6538CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#6538CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538CE

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538CE	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.215 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b73de',
    500: '#6538ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538ce;
$custom-light: #9b73de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48906,
    "c": 0.21488,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538CE

secondary

#BED290

accent

#E444B4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538CE

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

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