#6B38C6#6B38C6
#6B38C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.206 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B38C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 56, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46%, 71.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.90, 53.04, -65.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.90, 84.51, 308.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.82% 0.083 -0.1885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.82% 0.206 293.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6678, 10.0308, 54.4204) |
| Luminance | 0.1003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.51
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.47
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.74
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.84
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.46
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B38C6 #93C638
analogous
#384CC6 #6B38C6 #B238C6
triadic
#6B38C6 #C66B38 #38C66B
tetradic
#6B38C6 #C6384C #93C638 #38C6B2
square
#6B38C6 #C6384C #93C638 #38C6B2
split-complementary
#6B38C6 #C6B238 #4CC638
monochromatic
#371D67 #512B96 #6B38C6 #8E67D4 #B297E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#6B38C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.01
#6B38C6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6B38C6
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B38C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B38C6 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.01 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0057C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#505D7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b38c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 56, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.206 293.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9d73d8',
500: '#6b38c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b38c6; $custom-light: #9d73d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b38c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 56,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.549,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48821,
"c": 0.20595,
"h": 293.8
},
"luminance": 0.10031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B38C6
secondary
#B6CD8D
accent
#DF49A9
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EDFB
border
#CEC8D4
text
#0F0815
muted
#7F7B83