#6838BD#6838BD

#6838BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.196 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838BD
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(262, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(262, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, 50.12, -62.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 79.95, 308.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.76% 0.0804 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(47.76% 0.196 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3059, 9.4451, 49.0982)
Luminance	0.0945 (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

#6838BD #8DBD38

analogous

#384ABD #6838BD #AA38BD

triadic

#6838BD #BD6838 #38BD68

tetradic

#6838BD #BD384A #8DBD38 #38BDAA

square

#6838BD #BD384A #8DBD38 #38BDAA

split-complementary

#6838BD #BDAA38 #4ABD38

monochromatic

#341C5F #4E2A8E #6838BD #8A62D0 #AD91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#6838BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#6838BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838BD

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838BD	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.196 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a72d2',
    500: '#6838bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838bd;
$custom-light: #9a72d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.654,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47756,
    "c": 0.19561,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838BD

secondary

#B2C987

accent

#DE4AA8

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838BD

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

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