#6538D9#6538D9

#6538D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.227 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6538D9
RGB	rgb(101, 56, 217)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 57.23, -75.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 94.47, 307.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.0699 -0.2162)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.227 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3017, 10.6038, 66.6619)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6538D9 #ACD938

analogous

#385BD9 #6538D9 #B538D9

triadic

#6538D9 #D96538 #38D965

tetradic

#6538D9 #D9385B #ACD938 #38D9B5

square

#6538D9 #D9385B #ACD938 #38D9B5

split-complementary

#6538D9 #D9B538 #5BD938

monochromatic

#35187E #4A22B2 #6538D9 #8D6BE3 #B59FED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#6538D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#6538D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6538D9

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6538D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6538D9	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6538d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 56, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.227 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c73e6',
    500: '#6538d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6538d9;
$custom-light: #9c73e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6538d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.77,
    "s": 67.932,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49888,
    "c": 0.22721,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6538D9

secondary

#C6D994

accent

#EB3DBA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#0F0816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6538D9

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

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