#6838B3#6838B3

#6838B3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.184 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838B3
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 179)
HSL	hsl(263, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(263, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 68.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 47.46, -57.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 74.69, 309.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0821 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.184 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2576, 9.0258, 43.5774)
Luminance	0.0903 (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

#6838B3 #83B338

analogous

#3845B3 #6838B3 #A538B3

triadic

#6838B3 #B36838 #38B368

tetradic

#6838B3 #B33845 #83B338 #38B3A5

square

#6838B3 #B33845 #83B338 #38B3A5

split-complementary

#6838B3 #B3A538 #45B338

monochromatic

#321B56 #4D2984 #6838B3 #885CCC #AA8BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#6838B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#6838B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838B3

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838B3	1.00	7.49	2.81	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.184 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9972cb',
    500: '#6838b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838b3;
$custom-light: #9972cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.415,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46942,
    "c": 0.1841,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838B3

secondary

#ABC582

accent

#DC4CA4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0F0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838B3

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

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