#6A42EB#6A42EB

#6A42EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.237 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A42EB
RGB	rgb(106, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(254, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(254, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 58.03, -79.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 98.16, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.0653 -0.2278)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.237 286)
XYZ	xyz(22.8830, 12.9575, 79.8764)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A42EB #C3EB42

analogous

#426FEB #6A42EB #BE42EB

triadic

#6A42EB #EB6A42 #42EB6A

tetradic

#6A42EB #EB426F #C3EB42 #42EBBE

square

#6A42EB #EB426F #C3EB42 #42EBBE

split-complementary

#6A42EB #EBBE42 #6FEB42

monochromatic

#3311A2 #4517D9 #6A42EB #9679F1 #C1B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#6A42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#6A42EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A42EB

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A42EB	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.237 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17af3',
    500: '#6a42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a42eb;
$custom-light: #a17af3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.201,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53164,
    "c": 0.237,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.12959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A42EB

secondary

#D6E6A3

accent

#F731C8

background

#FAF7FF

surface

#F4EEFE

border

#CEC9D6

text

#100917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A42EB

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