#6E38CD#6E38CD

#6E38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.214 H 293.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E38CD
RGB	rgb(110, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(262, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(262, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 55.38, -68.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 87.97, 309.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0858 -0.1959)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.214 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8610, 10.5505, 58.7885)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.29

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E38CD #97CD38

analogous

#384CCD #6E38CD #B838CD

triadic

#6E38CD #CD6E38 #38CD6E

tetradic

#6E38CD #CD384C #97CD38 #38CDB8

square

#6E38CD #CD384C #97CD38 #38CDB8

split-complementary

#6E38CD #CDB838 #4CCD38

monochromatic

#3A1C6F #5328A0 #6E38CD #9269D9 #B59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#6E38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#6E38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E38CD

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E38CD	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.214 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a074dd',
    500: '#6e38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e38cd;
$custom-light: #a074dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.745,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49724,
    "c": 0.21386,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E38CD

secondary

#B9D18F

accent

#E345AA

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFB

border

#CEC8D4

text

#100815

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E38CD

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

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