#6A42BD#6A42BD

#6A42BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.183 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42BD
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(260, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(260, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 45.24, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 74.20, 307.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.0731 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.183 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0749, 10.6342, 49.2872)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42BD #95BD42

analogous

#4258BD #6A42BD #A742BD

triadic

#6A42BD #BD6A42 #42BD6A

tetradic

#6A42BD #BD4258 #95BD42 #42BDA7

square

#6A42BD #BD4258 #95BD42 #42BDA7

split-complementary

#6A42BD #BDA742 #58BD42

monochromatic

#372262 #513290 #6A42BD #8E6FCD #B29DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#6A42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#6A42BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42BD

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42BD	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.183 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9b79d2',
    500: '#6a42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42bd;
$custom-light: #9b79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.512,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49333,
    "c": 0.18326,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42BD

secondary

#B7C992

accent

#D850AC

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F3EDFA

border

#CDC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42BD

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

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