#6A38AE#6A38AE

#6A38AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.179 H 298.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A38AE
RGB	rgb(106, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(265, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.88, 46.54, -54.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.88, 72.00, 310.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.0857 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.179 298.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9961, 8.9483, 40.9733)
Luminance	0.0895 (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

#6A38AE #7CAE38

analogous

#3841AE #6A38AE #A538AE

triadic

#6A38AE #AE6A38 #38AE6A

tetradic

#6A38AE #AE3841 #7CAE38 #38AEA5

square

#6A38AE #AE3841 #7CAE38 #38AEA5

split-complementary

#6A38AE #AEA538 #41AE38

monochromatic

#321A51 #4E2980 #6A38AE #8959CA #AA88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#6A38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#6A38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A38AE

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A38AE	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.179 298.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a72c7',
    500: '#6a38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a38ae;
$custom-light: #9a72c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.424,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46768,
    "c": 0.17855,
    "h": 298.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A38AE

secondary

#A6C37F

accent

#DB4D9F

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0F0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A38AE

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

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