#6A42AD#6A42AD
#6A42AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.164 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A42AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 66, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.7%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.80, 40.87, -51.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.80, 65.54, 308.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.13% 0.0744 -0.1458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.13% 0.164 297) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4330, 9.9775, 40.6398) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.40
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.80
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.25
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.28
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.78
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A42AD #85AD42
analogous
#4250AD #6A42AD #A042AD
triadic
#6A42AD #AD6A42 #42AD6A
tetradic
#6A42AD #AD4250 #85AD42 #42ADA0
square
#6A42AD #AD4250 #85AD42 #42ADA0
split-complementary
#6A42AD #ADA042 #50AD42
monochromatic
#342054 #4F3181 #6A42AD #8A67C5 #AC93D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#6A42AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#6A42AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A42AD
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A42AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A42AD | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0E58AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5A5A71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a42ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.164 297.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9978c6',
500: '#6a42ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a42ad; $custom-light: #9978c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a42ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 66,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.43,
"s": 44.77,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4813,
"c": 0.16369,
"h": 297
},
"luminance": 0.09978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A42AD
secondary
#ACC189
accent
#D453A4
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F2EDF8
border
#CCC8D1
text
#0E0913
muted
#7E7B82