#6A42DE#6A42DE

#6A42DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.222 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42DE
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 222)
HSL	hsl(255, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(255, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 70.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 54.41, -73.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 91.54, 306.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.068 -0.2115)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.222 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0730, 12.2335, 70.3440)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42DE #B6DE42

analogous

#4268DE #6A42DE #B842DE

triadic

#6A42DE #DE6A42 #42DE6A

tetradic

#6A42DE #DE4268 #B6DE42 #42DEB8

square

#6A42DE #DE4268 #B6DE42 #42DEB8

split-complementary

#6A42DE #DEB842 #68DE42

monochromatic

#36198D #4B22C1 #6A42DE #9376E7 #BCAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#6A42DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#6A42DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42DE

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42DE	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.222 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f7ae9',
    500: '#6a42de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42de;
$custom-light: #9f7ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.385,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52032,
    "c": 0.22218,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42DE

secondary

#CEDE9E

accent

#ED3BBF

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42DE

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

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