#6538D5#6538D5

#6538D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.223 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538D5
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 213)
HSL	hsl(257, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 56.14, -73.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 92.45, 307.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.0709 -0.2112)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.223 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7877, 10.3982, 63.9550)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.37

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6538D5 #A8D538

analogous

#385AD5 #6538D5 #B338D5

triadic

#6538D5 #D56538 #38D565

tetradic

#6538D5 #D5385A #A8D538 #38D5B3

square

#6538D5 #D5385A #A8D538 #38D5B3

split-complementary

#6538D5 #D5B338 #5AD538

monochromatic

#351A79 #4B24AC #6538D5 #8C6BE0 #B39DEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#6538D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#6538D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538D5

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538D5	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.223 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c73e3',
    500: '#6538d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538d5;
$custom-light: #9c73e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.197,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49527,
    "c": 0.22275,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538D5

secondary

#C3D692

accent

#E840B8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFC

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538D5

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

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