#6838DB#6838DB

#6838DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.229 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838DB
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(258, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.39, 58.19, -75.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.39, 95.33, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.35% 0.0738 -0.2171)
OKLCH	oklch(50.35% 0.229 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9055, 10.8849, 68.0562)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6838DB #ABDB38

analogous

#385ADB #6838DB #BA38DB

triadic

#6838DB #DB6838 #38DB68

tetradic

#6838DB #DB385A #ABDB38 #38DBBA

square

#6838DB #DB385A #ABDB38 #38DBBA

split-complementary

#6838DB #DBBA38 #5ADB38

monochromatic

#371781 #4C21B5 #6838DB #8F6CE4 #B7A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#6838DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#6838DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838DB

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838DB	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.229 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e74e7',
    500: '#6838db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838db;
$custom-light: #9e74e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.669,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50351,
    "c": 0.22929,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838DB

secondary

#C6DA95

accent

#EC3CB8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838DB

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

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