#6D38AE#6D38AE

#6D38AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.179 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D38AE
RGB	rgb(109, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(267, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(267, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.24, 47.15, -54.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.24, 71.94, 310.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% 0.0899 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.179 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.3590, 9.1354, 40.9903)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D38AE #79AE38

analogous

#383EAE #6D38AE #A838AE

triadic

#6D38AE #AE6D38 #38AE6D

tetradic

#6D38AE #AE383E #79AE38 #38AEA8

square

#6D38AE #AE383E #79AE38 #38AEA8

split-complementary

#6D38AE #AEA838 #3EAE38

monochromatic

#331A51 #502980 #6D38AE #8C59CA #AC88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#6D38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#6D38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D38AE

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D38AE	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.179 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c72c7',
    500: '#6d38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d38ae;
$custom-light: #9c72c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.949,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47105,
    "c": 0.17901,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D38AE

secondary

#A4C37F

accent

#DB4D9B

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F3EDF8

border

#CDC8D1

text

#0F0813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D38AE

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

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