#6B42CF#6B42CF

#6B42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.205 H 290.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B42CF
RGB	rgb(107, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(257, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 50.40, -66.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 83.72, 307.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.87% 0.072 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(50.87% 0.205 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.2709, 11.5265, 60.2288)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.17

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B42CF #A6CF42

analogous

#425FCF #6B42CF #B142CF

triadic

#6B42CF #CF6B42 #42CF6B

tetradic

#6B42CF #CF425F #A6CF42 #42CFB1

square

#6B42CF #CF425F #A6CF42 #42CFB1

split-complementary

#6B42CF #CFB142 #5FCF42

monochromatic

#391F78 #502BA9 #6B42CF #9173DB #B7A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#6B42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6B42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B42CF

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B42CF	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.205 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79df',
    500: '#6b42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b42cf;
$custom-light: #9e79df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.447,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50868,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B42CF

secondary

#C3D598

accent

#E345B5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B42CF

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

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