#6838CD#6838CD

#6838CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.214 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838CD
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.16, 54.42, -69.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.16, 88.23, 308.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.0771 -0.1993)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.214 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1394, 10.1785, 58.7546)
Luminance	0.1018 (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

#6838CD #9DCD38

analogous

#3852CD #6838CD #B238CD

triadic

#6838CD #CD6838 #38CD68

tetradic

#6838CD #CD3852 #9DCD38 #38CDB2

square

#6838CD #CD3852 #9DCD38 #38CDB2

split-complementary

#6838CD #CDB238 #52CD38

monochromatic

#371C6F #4F28A0 #6838CD #8D69D9 #B29AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#6838CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#6838CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838CD

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838CD	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46607F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.214 291.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.329,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49113,
    "c": 0.21373,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838CD

secondary

#BCD18F

accent

#E345B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838CD

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

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