#6838AE#6838AE

#6838AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.178 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838AE
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(264, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.65, 46.13, -55.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.65, 72.04, 309.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.0829 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.178 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7611, 8.8272, 40.9623)
Luminance	0.0883 (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

#6838AE #7EAE38

analogous

#3843AE #6838AE #A338AE

triadic

#6838AE #AE6838 #38AE68

tetradic

#6838AE #AE3843 #7EAE38 #38AEA3

square

#6838AE #AE3843 #7EAE38 #38AEA3

split-complementary

#6838AE #AEA338 #43AE38

monochromatic

#311A51 #4C2980 #6838AE #8759CA #A988D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#6838AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#6838AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838AE

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838AE	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.178 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9972c7',
    500: '#6838ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838ae;
$custom-light: #9972c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.407,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46546,
    "c": 0.17829,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838AE

secondary

#A7C37F

accent

#DB4DA1

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838AE

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

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