#6B38CD#6B38CD

#6B38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.214 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B38CD
RGB	rgb(107, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(261, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.48, 54.89, -68.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.48, 88.10, 308.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.0814 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.214 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4939, 10.3613, 58.7713)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B38CD #9ACD38

analogous

#384FCD #6B38CD #B538CD

triadic

#6B38CD #CD6B38 #38CD6B

tetradic

#6B38CD #CD384F #9ACD38 #38CDB5

square

#6B38CD #CD384F #9ACD38 #38CDB5

split-complementary

#6B38CD #CDB538 #4FCD38

monochromatic

#381C6F #5128A0 #6B38CD #8F69D9 #B49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#6B38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#6B38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B38CD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B38CD	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.214 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e73dd',
    500: '#6b38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b38cd;
$custom-light: #9e73dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.537,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49416,
    "c": 0.21376,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B38CD

secondary

#BBD18F

accent

#E345AD

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B38CD

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

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