#6A38C6#6A38C6
#6A38C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.206 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A38C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 56, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.79, 52.87, -65.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.79, 84.55, 308.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.72% 0.0815 -0.1891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.72% 0.206 293.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5483, 9.9692, 54.4148) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.42
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.31
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.68
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.72
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.40
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A38C6 #94C638
analogous
#384DC6 #6A38C6 #B138C6
triadic
#6A38C6 #C66A38 #38C66A
tetradic
#6A38C6 #C6384D #94C638 #38C6B1
square
#6A38C6 #C6384D #94C638 #38C6B1
split-complementary
#6A38C6 #C6B138 #4DC638
monochromatic
#371D67 #502B96 #6A38C6 #8D67D4 #B197E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#6A38C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#6A38C6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A38C6
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A38C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A38C6 | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0056C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E5D7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a38c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 56, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.206 293.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d73d8',
500: '#6a38c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a38c6; $custom-light: #9d73d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a38c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 56,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.127,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48717,
"c": 0.20591,
"h": 293.3
},
"luminance": 0.0997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A38C6
secondary
#B6CD8D
accent
#DF49AA
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EDFB
border
#CEC8D4
text
#0F0815
muted
#7F7B83