#6A42D4#6A42D4

#6A42D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.211 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42D4
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 212)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 68.9%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 51.62, -69.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 86.36, 306.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% 0.0698 -0.1987)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.211 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.7723, 11.7132, 63.4936)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42D4 #ACD442

analogous

#4263D4 #6A42D4 #B342D4

triadic

#6A42D4 #D46A42 #42D46A

tetradic

#6A42D4 #D44263 #ACD442 #42D4B3

square

#6A42D4 #D44263 #ACD442 #42D4B3

split-complementary

#6A42D4 #D4B342 #63D442

monochromatic

#381D7F #4E28B1 #6A42D4 #9174DF #B9A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#6A42D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#6A42D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42D4

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42D4	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.211 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79e2',
    500: '#6a42d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42d4;
$custom-light: #9e79e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.438,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51186,
    "c": 0.21059,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42D4

secondary

#C7D89A

accent

#E642B9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFC

border

#CEC9D5

text

#0F0916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42D4

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