#6838D6#6838D6

#6838D6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.224 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838D6
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 214)
HSL	hsl(258, 66%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 73.8%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 56.85, -73.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 92.81, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.075 -0.2108)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.224 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2572, 10.6256, 64.6416)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.80

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6838D6 #A6D638

analogous

#3857D6 #6838D6 #B738D6

triadic

#6838D6 #D66838 #38D668

tetradic

#6838D6 #D63857 #A6D638 #38D6B7

square

#6838D6 #D63857 #A6D638 #38D6B7

split-complementary

#6838D6 #D6B738 #57D638

monochromatic

#37197A #4D24AD #6838D6 #8F6BE0 #B59DEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#6838D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#6838D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838D6

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838D6	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.224 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e73e4',
    500: '#6838d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838d6;
$custom-light: #9e73e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.228,
    "s": 65.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49904,
    "c": 0.22376,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838D6

secondary

#C2D793

accent

#E93FB5

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFC

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838D6

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

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