#6A38DB#6A38DB

#6A38DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.229 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A38DB
RGB	rgb(106, 56, 219)
HSL	hsl(258, 69%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 74.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 58.47, -75.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 95.23, 307.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.0767 -0.216)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.229 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1405, 11.0061, 68.0673)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A38DB #A9DB38

analogous

#3858DB #6A38DB #BC38DB

triadic

#6A38DB #DB6A38 #38DB6A

tetradic

#6A38DB #DB3858 #A9DB38 #38DBBC

square

#6A38DB #DB3858 #A9DB38 #38DBBC

split-complementary

#6A38DB #DBBC38 #58DB38

monochromatic

#381781 #4E21B5 #6A38DB #916CE4 #B8A0EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#6A38DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#6A38DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A38DB

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A38DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A38DB	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a38db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 56, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.229 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f74e7',
    500: '#6a38db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a38db;
$custom-light: #9f74e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a38db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.405,
    "s": 69.362,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50543,
    "c": 0.22923,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A38DB

secondary

#C5DA95

accent

#EC3CB6

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100816

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A38DB

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

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