#6A42CB#6A42CB

#6A42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.200 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42CB
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 49.12, -65.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 81.64, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.0713 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.2 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6685, 11.2717, 57.6803)
Luminance	0.1127 (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

#6A42CB #A3CB42

analogous

#425FCB #6A42CB #AE42CB

triadic

#6A42CB #CB6A42 #42CB6A

tetradic

#6A42CB #CB425F #A3CB42 #42CBAE

square

#6A42CB #CB425F #A3CB42 #42CBAE

split-complementary

#6A42CB #CBAE42 #5FCB42

monochromatic

#382073 #4F2DA3 #6A42CB #9072D8 #B6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#6A42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#6A42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42CB

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42CB	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B6481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.200 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79dc',
    500: '#6a42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42cb;
$custom-light: #9d79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.518,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50445,
    "c": 0.20001,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42CB

secondary

#C1D297

accent

#E048B4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42CB

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

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