#6838CB#6838CB

#6838CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.211 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838CB
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(260, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 53.88, -68.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 87.20, 308.16°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.0776 -0.1967)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.211 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8995, 10.0825, 57.4913)
Luminance	0.1008 (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

#6838CB #9BCB38

analogous

#3851CB #6838CB #B238CB

triadic

#6838CB #CB6838 #38CB68

tetradic

#6838CB #CB3851 #9BCB38 #38CBB2

square

#6838CB #CB3851 #9BCB38 #38CBB2

split-complementary

#6838CB #CBB238 #51CB38

monochromatic

#361C6C #4F299D #6838CB #8D69D8 #B299E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#6838CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#6838CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838CB

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838CB	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#485F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.211 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c73dc',
    500: '#6838cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838cb;
$custom-light: #9c73dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.592,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4894,
    "c": 0.21148,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838CB

secondary

#BBD08F

accent

#E246AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838CB

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

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