#6D38CD#6D38CD

#6D38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.214 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D38CD
RGB	rgb(109, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(261, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 55.21, -68.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 88.01, 308.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.0843 -0.1965)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.214 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7372, 10.4867, 58.7827)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.14

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D38CD #98CD38

analogous

#384DCD #6D38CD #B738CD

triadic

#6D38CD #CD6D38 #38CD6D

tetradic

#6D38CD #CD384D #98CD38 #38CDB7

square

#6D38CD #CD384D #98CD38 #38CDB7

split-complementary

#6D38CD #CDB738 #4DCD38

monochromatic

#391C6F #5328A0 #6D38CD #9169D9 #B59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#6D38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#6D38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D38CD

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D38CD	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.214 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f73dd',
    500: '#6d38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d38cd;
$custom-light: #9f73dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.342,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49621,
    "c": 0.21383,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D38CD

secondary

#BAD18F

accent

#E345AB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D38CD

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

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