#6B42D9#6B42D9

#6B42D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.216 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B42D9
RGB	rgb(107, 66, 217)
HSL	hsl(256, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 69.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 53.18, -71.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 88.92, 306.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.0703 -0.2046)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.216 289)
XYZ	xyz(20.5324, 12.0311, 66.8725)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B42D9 #B0D942

analogous

#4265D9 #6B42D9 #B642D9

triadic

#6B42D9 #D96B42 #42D96B

tetradic

#6B42D9 #D94265 #B0D942 #42D9B6

square

#6B42D9 #D94265 #B0D942 #42D9B6

split-complementary

#6B42D9 #D9B642 #65D942

monochromatic

#381B86 #4D25B9 #6B42D9 #9375E3 #BBA8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#6B42D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#6B42D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B42D9

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B42D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B42D9	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ED6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#436989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b42d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.216 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f7ae6',
    500: '#6b42d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b42d9;
$custom-light: #9f7ae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b42d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.291,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51699,
    "c": 0.21637,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.12032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B42D9

secondary

#CADB9C

accent

#E93EBB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFC

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B42D9

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

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