#6838BF#6838BF

#6838BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.198 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838BF
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(261, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.99, 50.66, -63.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.99, 80.99, 308.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.08 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.198 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5245, 9.5325, 50.2494)
Luminance	0.0953 (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

#6838BF #8FBF38

analogous

#384CBF #6838BF #AB38BF

triadic

#6838BF #BF6838 #38BF68

tetradic

#6838BF #BF384C #8FBF38 #38BFAB

square

#6838BF #BF384C #8FBF38 #38BFAB

split-complementary

#6838BF #BFAB38 #4CBF38

monochromatic

#341C60 #4E2A90 #6838BF #8A63D1 #AE92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#6838BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#6838BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838BF

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838BF	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F5A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.198 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b73d3',
    500: '#6838bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838bf;
$custom-light: #9b73d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.333,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47922,
    "c": 0.19789,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838BF

secondary

#B3CA89

accent

#DE4AA9

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838BF

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

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