#6836C4#6836C4

#6836C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.206 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6836C4
RGB	rgb(104, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(261, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(261, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 52.98, -66.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 84.65, 308.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.0808 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.206 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9891, 9.5664, 53.1652)
Luminance	0.0957 (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

#6836C4 #92C436

analogous

#364BC4 #6836C4 #AF36C4

triadic

#6836C4 #C46836 #36C468

tetradic

#6836C4 #C4364B #92C436 #36C4AF

square

#6836C4 #C4364B #92C436 #36C4AF

split-complementary

#6836C4 #C4AF36 #4BC436

monochromatic

#351C64 #4F2994 #6836C4 #8B63D4 #AF93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#6836C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#6836C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6836C4

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6836C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6836C4	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6836c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.206 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b72d7',
    500: '#6836c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6836c4;
$custom-light: #9b72d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6836c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.127,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48094,
    "c": 0.20581,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6836C4

secondary

#B5CC89

accent

#E048AA

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6836C4

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

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