#6B42DB#6B42DB

#6B42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.219 H 288.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B42DB
RGB	rgb(107, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 53.73, -72.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 89.96, 306.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.87% 0.0699 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(51.87% 0.219 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7941, 12.1357, 68.2509)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B42DB #B2DB42

analogous

#4265DB #6B42DB #B742DB

triadic

#6B42DB #DB6B42 #42DB6B

tetradic

#6B42DB #DB4265 #B2DB42 #42DBB7

square

#6B42DB #DB4265 #B2DB42 #42DBB7

split-complementary

#6B42DB #DBB742 #65DB42

monochromatic

#381A89 #4D24BC #6B42DB #9375E5 #BCA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#6B42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#6B42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B42DB

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B42DB	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#426A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.219 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f7ae7',
    500: '#6b42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b42db;
$custom-light: #9f7ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.078,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51869,
    "c": 0.21868,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B42DB

secondary

#CBDC9D

accent

#EB3DBC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B42DB

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

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