#6A42AE#6A42AE

#6A42AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.165 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42AE
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(262, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(262, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, 41.14, -51.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 66.09, 308.50°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.0744 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.165 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5301, 10.0163, 41.1513)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42AE #86AE42

analogous

#4250AE #6A42AE #A042AE

triadic

#6A42AE #AE6A42 #42AE6A

tetradic

#6A42AE #AE4250 #86AE42 #42AEA0

square

#6A42AE #AE4250 #86AE42 #42AEA0

split-complementary

#6A42AE #AEA042 #50AE42

monochromatic

#342055 #4F3182 #6A42AE #8A68C6 #AD94D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#6A42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#6A42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42AE

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42AE	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B58AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.165 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9978c7',
    500: '#6a42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42ae;
$custom-light: #9978c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.222,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48203,
    "c": 0.16492,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42AE

secondary

#ADC28A

accent

#D553A5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F2EDF8

border

#CCC8D1

text

#0E0913

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42AE

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

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