#6838CC#6838CC

#6838CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.213 H 291.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838CC
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 54.15, -69.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 87.72, 308.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.0773 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.213 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0191, 10.1303, 58.1210)
Luminance	0.1013 (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

#6838CC #9CCC38

analogous

#3852CC #6838CC #B238CC

triadic

#6838CC #CC6838 #38CC68

tetradic

#6838CC #CC3852 #9CCC38 #38CCB2

square

#6838CC #CC3852 #9CCC38 #38CCB2

split-complementary

#6838CC #CCB238 #52CC38

monochromatic

#361C6E #4F299E #6838CC #8D69D8 #B299E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#6838CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#6838CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838CC

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838CC	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.213 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c73dd',
    500: '#6838cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838cc;
$custom-light: #9c73dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.459,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49027,
    "c": 0.21261,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838CC

secondary

#BBD18F

accent

#E245AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838CC

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

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