#6A42AC#6A42AC
#6A42AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.162 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A42AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 66, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 62%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.73, 40.60, -50.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.73, 65.00, 308.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.06% 0.0745 -0.1444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.06% 0.162 297.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3366, 9.9389, 40.1321) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.56
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.70
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.19
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.36
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.92
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A42AC #84AC42
analogous
#424FAC #6A42AC #9F42AC
triadic
#6A42AC #AC6A42 #42AC6A
tetradic
#6A42AC #AC424F #84AC42 #42AC9F
square
#6A42AC #AC424F #84AC42 #42AC9F
split-complementary
#6A42AC #AC9F42 #4FAC42
monochromatic
#332054 #4F3180 #6A42AC #8A67C5 #AC93D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#6A42AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#6A42AC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A42AC
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A42AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A42AC | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1158AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A5971
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a42ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.162 297.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9978c5',
500: '#6a42ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a42ac; $custom-light: #9978c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a42ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 66,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.642,
"s": 44.538,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48057,
"c": 0.16245,
"h": 297.3
},
"luminance": 0.09939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A42AC
secondary
#ACC189
accent
#D454A4
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F2EDF8
border
#CCC8D1
text
#0E0913
muted
#7E7B82