#6837A6#6837A6
#6837A6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.170 H 299.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6837A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 55, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 67%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.86, 44.56, -51.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.86, 68.35, 310.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.79% 0.085 -0.1476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.79% 0.17 299.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9563, 8.4285, 36.9606) |
| Luminance | 0.0843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 2.30
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.88
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.29
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.30
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.43
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6837A6 #75A637
analogous
#373EA6 #6837A6 #9F37A6
triadic
#6837A6 #A66837 #37A668
tetradic
#6837A6 #A6373E #75A637 #37A69F
square
#6837A6 #A6373E #75A637 #37A69F
split-complementary
#6837A6 #A69F37 #3EA637
monochromatic
#2E194A #4B2878 #6837A6 #8654C6 #A782D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.82
#6837A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#6837A6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6837A6
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6837A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6837A6 | 1.00 | 7.82 | 2.69 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0051A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A506A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6837a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 55, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.170 299.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9871c1',
500: '#6837a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6837a6; $custom-light: #9871c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6837a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 55,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.486,
"s": 50.226,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4579,
"c": 0.17029,
"h": 299.9
},
"luminance": 0.08429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6837A6
secondary
#A0BF7A
accent
#DA4E9C
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F2EDF8
border
#CCC8D1
text
#0E0812
muted
#7E7B81