#6B42DF#6B42DF

#6B42DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.223 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B42DF
RGB	rgb(107, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(256, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 54.84, -73.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 92.01, 306.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.0692 -0.2123)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.223 288)
XYZ	xyz(21.3270, 12.3489, 71.0576)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B42DF #B6DF42

analogous

#4268DF #6B42DF #BA42DF

triadic

#6B42DF #DF6B42 #42DF6B

tetradic

#6B42DF #DF4268 #B6DF42 #42DFBA

square

#6B42DF #DF4268 #B6DF42 #42DFBA

split-complementary

#6B42DF #DFBA42 #68DF42

monochromatic

#37188E #4B21C3 #6B42DF #9476E8 #BDABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#6B42DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#6B42DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B42DF

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B42DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B42DF	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b42df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.223 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07aea',
    500: '#6b42df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b42df;
$custom-light: #a07aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b42df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.669,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52209,
    "c": 0.22328,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.1235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B42DF

secondary

#CEDF9E

accent

#EE3ABF

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B42DF

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

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