#6D38C5#6D38C5

#6D38C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.205 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D38C5
RGB	rgb(109, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(263, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(263, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 53.11, -64.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 83.92, 309.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.086 -0.186)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.205 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7962, 10.1103, 53.8263)
Luminance	0.1011 (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

#6D38C5 #90C538

analogous

#384AC5 #6D38C5 #B338C5

triadic

#6D38C5 #C56D38 #38C56D

tetradic

#6D38C5 #C5384A #90C538 #38C5B3

square

#6D38C5 #C5384A #90C538 #38C5B3

split-complementary

#6D38C5 #C5B338 #4AC538

monochromatic

#381D66 #532A95 #6D38C5 #9067D4 #B296E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#6D38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#6D38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D38C5

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D38C5	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.205 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e73d8',
    500: '#6d38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d38c5;
$custom-light: #9e73d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.553,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48947,
    "c": 0.20495,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D38C5

secondary

#B4CD8C

accent

#DF49A7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D38C5

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

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