#6B42EA#6B42EA

#6B42EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.236 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6B42EA
RGB	rgb(107, 66, 234)
HSL	hsl(255, 80%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(255, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 71.8%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 57.90, -78.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 97.62, 306.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.16% 0.0669 -0.2261)
OKLCH	oklch(53.16% 0.236 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8585, 12.9615, 79.1233)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6B42EA #C1EA42

analogous

#426DEA #6B42EA #BF42EA

triadic

#6B42EA #EA6B42 #42EA6B

tetradic

#6B42EA #EA426D #C1EA42 #42EABF

square

#6B42EA #EA426D #C1EA42 #42EABF

split-complementary

#6B42EA #EABF42 #6DEA42

monochromatic

#3412A0 #4718D7 #6B42EA #9679F0 #C1B0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#6B42EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#6B42EA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6B42EA

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6B42EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6B42EA	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)

#0069EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337092

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6b42ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 66, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.236 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17af2',
    500: '#6b42ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6b42ea;
$custom-light: #a17af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6b42ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 107,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.643,
    "s": 80,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53164,
    "c": 0.23579,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6B42EA

secondary

#D5E5A3

accent

#F631C6

background

#FAF7FF

surface

#F4EEFE

border

#CEC9D6

text

#100917

muted

#7F7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #6B42EA

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

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