#6A42EA#6A42EA

#6A42EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.236 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42EA
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(254, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.61, 57.76, -78.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.61, 97.66, 306.26°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.0655 -0.2266)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.236 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.7389, 12.8998, 79.1177)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42EA #C2EA42

analogous

#426EEA #6A42EA #BE42EA

triadic

#6A42EA #EA6A42 #42EA6A

tetradic

#6A42EA #EA426E #C2EA42 #42EABE

square

#6A42EA #EA426E #C2EA42 #42EABE

split-complementary

#6A42EA #EABE42 #6EEA42

monochromatic

#3412A0 #4518D7 #6A42EA #9579F0 #C1B0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#6A42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#6A42EA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42EA

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42EA	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307092

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.236 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17af2',
    500: '#6a42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42ea;
$custom-light: #a17af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.286,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53076,
    "c": 0.23587,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42EA

secondary

#D5E5A3

accent

#F631C8

background

#FAF7FF

surface

#F4EEFE

border

#CEC9D6

text

#100917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42EA

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

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