#6A42AB#6A42AB
#6A42AB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.161 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A42AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 66, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 44%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 61%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 61.4%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.66, 40.33, -50.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.66, 64.45, 308.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.99% 0.0745 -0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.99% 0.161 297.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2409, 9.9006, 39.6282) |
| Luminance | 0.0990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.60
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.73
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.15
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.45
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.05
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A42AB #83AB42
analogous
#424FAB #6A42AB #9F42AB
triadic
#6A42AB #AB6A42 #42AB6A
tetradic
#6A42AB #AB424F #83AB42 #42AB9F
square
#6A42AB #AB424F #83AB42 #42AB9F
split-complementary
#6A42AB #AB9F42 #4FAB42
monochromatic
#332053 #4F317F #6A42AB #8A66C4 #AC92D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.05
#6A42AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#6A42AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A42AB
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A42AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A42AB | 1.00 | 7.05 | 2.98 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1457A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B5970
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a42ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.161 297.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9978c5',
500: '#6a42ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a42ab; $custom-light: #9978c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a42ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 66,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.857,
"s": 44.304,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47985,
"c": 0.16121,
"h": 297.5
},
"luminance": 0.09901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A42AB
secondary
#ABC088
accent
#D454A3
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F2EDF8
border
#CCC8D1
text
#0E0913
muted
#7E7B82