#6838BB#6838BB

#6838BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.193 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838BB
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(262, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(262, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.67, 49.59, -61.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.67, 78.90, 308.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0808 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.193 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0903, 9.3588, 47.9627)
Luminance	0.0936 (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

#6838BB #8BBB38

analogous

#3849BB #6838BB #A938BB

triadic

#6838BB #BB6838 #38BB68

tetradic

#6838BB #BB3849 #8BBB38 #38BBA9

square

#6838BB #BB3849 #8BBB38 #38BBA9

split-complementary

#6838BB #BBA938 #49BB38

monochromatic

#341C5D #4E2A8C #6838BB #8961D0 #AC90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#6838BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#6838BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838BB

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838BB	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#515975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.193 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a72d0',
    500: '#6838bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838bb;
$custom-light: #9a72d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.985,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47591,
    "c": 0.19332,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838BB

secondary

#B0C886

accent

#DD4BA8

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F3EDF9

border

#CDC8D2

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838BB

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

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