#6838C4#6838C4

#6838C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.204 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838C4
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(261, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 52.00, -65.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 83.59, 308.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% 0.0791 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.204 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0841, 9.7564, 53.1969)
Luminance	0.0976 (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

#6838C4 #94C438

analogous

#384EC4 #6838C4 #AE38C4

triadic

#6838C4 #C46838 #38C468

tetradic

#6838C4 #C4384E #94C438 #38C4AE

square

#6838C4 #C4384E #94C438 #38C4AE

split-complementary

#6838C4 #C4AE38 #4EC438

monochromatic

#351D65 #4F2A94 #6838C4 #8B66D3 #AF96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#6838C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#6838C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838C4

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838C4	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.204 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b73d7',
    500: '#6838c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838c4;
$custom-light: #9b73d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.571,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48342,
    "c": 0.20357,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838C4

secondary

#B6CC8C

accent

#DF49AB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0814

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838C4

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →