#6838E7#6838E7

#6838E7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.242 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6838E7
RGB	rgb(104, 56, 231)
HSL	hsl(256, 78%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 75.8%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 61.43, -80.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 101.31, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.0706 -0.2319)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.242 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5426, 11.5397, 76.6781)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6838E7 #B7E738

analogous

#3860E7 #6838E7 #C038E7

triadic

#6838E7 #E76838 #38E768

tetradic

#6838E7 #E73860 #B7E738 #38E7C0

square

#6838E7 #E73860 #B7E738 #38E7C0

split-complementary

#6838E7 #E7C038 #60E738

monochromatic

#351293 #4918CA #6838E7 #916FEE #BBA5F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#6838E7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6838E7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6838E7

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6838E7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6838E7	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AE4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6838e7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 56, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.242 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a074f0',
    500: '#6838e7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6838e7;
$custom-light: #a074f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6838e7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.457,
    "s": 78.475,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51445,
    "c": 0.24242,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6838E7

secondary

#CEE199

accent

#F533C0

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #6838E7

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

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