#6A38E7#6A38E7

#6A38E7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.242 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A38E7
RGB	rgb(106, 56, 231)
HSL	hsl(257, 78%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 75.8%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.67, 61.68, -80.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.67, 101.20, 307.55°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.0735 -0.2309)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.242 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7776, 11.6609, 76.6891)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A38E7 #B5E738

analogous

#385EE7 #6A38E7 #C238E7

triadic

#6A38E7 #E76A38 #38E76A

tetradic

#6A38E7 #E7385E #B5E738 #38E7C2

square

#6A38E7 #E7385E #B5E738 #38E7C2

split-complementary

#6A38E7 #E7C238 #5EE738

monochromatic

#371293 #4B18CA #6A38E7 #936FEE #BCA5F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#6A38E7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#6A38E7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A38E7

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A38E7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A38E7	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#356A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a38e7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 56, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.242 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a174f0',
    500: '#6a38e7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a38e7;
$custom-light: #a174f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a38e7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 78.475,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51629,
    "c": 0.24229,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11662
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A38E7

secondary

#CDE199

accent

#F533BD

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EDFD

border

#CEC8D5

text

#100917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A38E7

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

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