#6838B4#6838B4

#6838B4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.185 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838B4
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(263, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(263, 69%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.11, 47.72, -58.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.11, 75.22, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.082 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.185 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3591, 9.0664, 44.1119)
Luminance	0.0907 (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

#6838B4 #84B438

analogous

#3846B4 #6838B4 #A638B4

triadic

#6838B4 #B46838 #38B468

tetradic

#6838B4 #B43846 #84B438 #38B4A6

square

#6838B4 #B43846 #84B438 #38B4A6

split-complementary

#6838B4 #B4A638 #46B438

monochromatic

#321B57 #4D2985 #6838B4 #885DCD #AA8BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#6838B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#6838B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838B4

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838B4	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.185 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9972cb',
    500: '#6838b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838b4;
$custom-light: #9972cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.226,
    "s": 52.542,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47022,
    "c": 0.18526,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838B4

secondary

#ABC582

accent

#DC4CA4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF9

border

#CCC8D2

text

#0F0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838B4

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

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