#6A42DB#6A42DB

#6A42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.219 H 288.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42DB
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 53.57, -72.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 89.99, 306.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.78% 0.0685 -0.2077)
OKLCH	oklch(51.78% 0.219 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6745, 12.0741, 68.2453)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42DB #B3DB42

analogous

#4266DB #6A42DB #B642DB

triadic

#6A42DB #DB6A42 #42DB6A

tetradic

#6A42DB #DB4266 #B3DB42 #42DBB6

square

#6A42DB #DB4266 #B3DB42 #42DBB6

split-complementary

#6A42DB #DBB642 #66DB42

monochromatic

#371A89 #4C24BC #6A42DB #9375E5 #BBA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#6A42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#6A42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42DB

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42DB	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.219 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f7ae7',
    500: '#6a42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42db;
$custom-light: #9f7ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.686,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51776,
    "c": 0.21873,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42DB

secondary

#CCDC9D

accent

#EB3DBD

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42DB

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

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