#6A42DF#6A42DF

#6A42DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.223 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42DF
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(255, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(255, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.67, 54.69, -74.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.67, 92.05, 306.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.0678 -0.2128)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.223 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2074, 12.2873, 71.0519)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42DF #B7DF42

analogous

#4269DF #6A42DF #B942DF

triadic

#6A42DF #DF6A42 #42DF6A

tetradic

#6A42DF #DF4269 #B7DF42 #42DFB9

square

#6A42DF #DF4269 #B7DF42 #42DFB9

split-complementary

#6A42DF #DFB942 #69DF42

monochromatic

#36188E #4A21C3 #6A42DF #9376E8 #BDABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#6A42DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#6A42DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42DF

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42DF	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C6B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.223 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f7aea',
    500: '#6a42df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42df;
$custom-light: #9f7aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.287,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52118,
    "c": 0.22333,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42DF

secondary

#CEDF9E

accent

#EE3AC0

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42DF

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

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