#6C38CD#6C38CD

#6C38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.214 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C38CD
RGB	rgb(108, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(261, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 55.05, -68.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 88.05, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.0829 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.214 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6149, 10.4236, 58.7769)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.99

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C38CD #99CD38

analogous

#384ECD #6C38CD #B638CD

triadic

#6C38CD #CD6C38 #38CD6C

tetradic

#6C38CD #CD384E #99CD38 #38CDB6

square

#6C38CD #CD384E #99CD38 #38CDB6

split-complementary

#6C38CD #CDB638 #4ECD38

monochromatic

#391C6F #5228A0 #6C38CD #9069D9 #B49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#6C38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#6C38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C38CD

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C38CD	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E5F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.214 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f73dd',
    500: '#6c38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c38cd;
$custom-light: #9f73dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.94,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49518,
    "c": 0.21379,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C38CD

secondary

#BAD18F

accent

#E345AC

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C38CD

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

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