#6A38AF#6A38AF

#6A38AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.180 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A38AF
RGB	rgb(106, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(265, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 46.80, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 72.53, 310.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.0856 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.18 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0939, 8.9875, 41.4886)
Luminance	0.0899 (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

#6A38AF #7DAF38

analogous

#3842AF #6A38AF #A538AF

triadic

#6A38AF #AF6A38 #38AF6A

tetradic

#6A38AF #AF3842 #7DAF38 #38AFA5

square

#6A38AF #AF3842 #7DAF38 #38AFA5

split-complementary

#6A38AF #AFA538 #42AF38

monochromatic

#321A52 #4E2981 #6A38AF #895ACA #AA88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#6A38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#6A38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A38AF

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A38AF	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A546F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.180 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9a72c8',
    500: '#6a38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a38af;
$custom-light: #9a72c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.21,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46845,
    "c": 0.17971,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A38AF

secondary

#A7C380

accent

#DB4D9F

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0F0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A38AF

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

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