#6838AF#6838AF

#6838AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.179 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838AF
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(264, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 46.40, -55.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 72.57, 309.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0827 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.179 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8590, 8.8663, 41.4776)
Luminance	0.0887 (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

#6838AF #7FAF38

analogous

#3843AF #6838AF #A438AF

triadic

#6838AF #AF6838 #38AF68

tetradic

#6838AF #AF3843 #7FAF38 #38AFA4

square

#6838AF #AF3843 #7FAF38 #38AFA4

split-complementary

#6838AF #AFA438 #43AF38

monochromatic

#311A52 #4C2981 #6838AF #875ACA #A988D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#6838AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#6838AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838AF

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838AF	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.179 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9972c8',
    500: '#6838af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838af;
$custom-light: #9972c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.202,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46624,
    "c": 0.17946,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838AF

secondary

#A8C380

accent

#DB4DA2

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838AF

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

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