#6A42E7#6A42E7
#6A42E7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.232 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A42E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 66, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 77%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 71%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 71.4%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.35, 56.92, -77.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.35, 96.14, 306.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.81% 0.0662 -0.2229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.81% 0.232 286.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3116, 12.7289, 76.8671) |
| Luminance | 0.1273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 1.46
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 1.56
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 3.27
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.31
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.48
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A42E7 #BFE742
analogous
#426DE7 #6A42E7 #BC42E7
triadic
#6A42E7 #E76A42 #42E76A
tetradic
#6A42E7 #E7426D #BFE742 #42E7BC
square
#6A42E7 #E7426D #BFE742 #42E7BC
split-complementary
#6A42E7 #E7BC42 #6DE742
monochromatic
#34149B #471BD1 #6A42E7 #9578EE #C0AFF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#6A42E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#6A42E7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6A42E7
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A42E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A42E7 | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#346E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a42e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.232 286.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a07af0',
500: '#6a42e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a42e7; $custom-light: #a07af0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a42e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 66,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.545,
"s": 77.465,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52812,
"c": 0.23247,
"h": 286.5
},
"luminance": 0.1273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A42E7
secondary
#D3E3A2
accent
#F434C5
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100917
muted
#7F7B85