#6838B2#6838B2

#6838B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.183 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838B2
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(264, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 47.19, -57.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 74.16, 309.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.0823 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.183 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1569, 8.9855, 43.0467)
Luminance	0.0899 (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

#6838B2 #82B238

analogous

#3845B2 #6838B2 #A538B2

triadic

#6838B2 #B26838 #38B268

tetradic

#6838B2 #B23845 #82B238 #38B2A5

square

#6838B2 #B23845 #82B238 #38B2A5

split-complementary

#6838B2 #B2A538 #45B238

monochromatic

#321B55 #4D2983 #6838B2 #885CCC #AA8ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#6838B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#6838B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838B2

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838B2	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.183 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9972ca',
    500: '#6838b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838b2;
$custom-light: #9972ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.607,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46862,
    "c": 0.18294,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838B2

secondary

#AAC581

accent

#DC4CA3

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838B2

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

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