#6A42CF#6A42CF

#6A42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.205 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42CF
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(257, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.8%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 50.23, -67.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 83.75, 306.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0706 -0.1922)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.205 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1513, 11.4648, 60.2232)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.02

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42CF #A7CF42

analogous

#4260CF #6A42CF #B042CF

triadic

#6A42CF #CF6A42 #42CF6A

tetradic

#6A42CF #CF4260 #A7CF42 #42CFB0

square

#6A42CF #CF4260 #A7CF42 #42CFB0

split-complementary

#6A42CF #CFB042 #60CF42

monochromatic

#381F78 #4F2BA9 #6A42CF #9073DB #B7A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#6A42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#6A42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42CF

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42CF	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#486683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.205 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79df',
    500: '#6a42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42cf;
$custom-light: #9d79df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.021,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50772,
    "c": 0.20473,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42CF

secondary

#C3D598

accent

#E345B6

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42CF

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

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