#6838BE#6838BE

#6838BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.197 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838BE
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(261, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 50.39, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 80.47, 308.77°)
OKLab	oklab(47.84% 0.0802 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(47.84% 0.197 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4148, 9.4886, 49.6718)
Luminance	0.0949 (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

#6838BE #8EBE38

analogous

#384BBE #6838BE #AB38BE

triadic

#6838BE #BE6838 #38BE68

tetradic

#6838BE #BE384B #8EBE38 #38BEAB

square

#6838BE #BE384B #8EBE38 #38BEAB

split-complementary

#6838BE #BEAB38 #4BBE38

monochromatic

#341C5F #4E2A8F #6838BE #8A62D1 #AD92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#6838BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#6838BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838BE

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838BE	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.197 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b72d3',
    500: '#6838be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838be;
$custom-light: #9b72d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.493,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47839,
    "c": 0.19675,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838BE

secondary

#B2CA88

accent

#DE4AA9

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838BE

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

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