#6C42C8#6C42C8

#6C42C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.196 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42C8
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(259, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(259, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.01, 48.65, -63.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.01, 80.01, 307.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.0745 -0.1818)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.196 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5550, 11.2541, 55.8270)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C42C8 #9EC842

analogous

#425BC8 #6C42C8 #AF42C8

triadic

#6C42C8 #C86C42 #42C86C

tetradic

#6C42C8 #C8425B #9EC842 #42C8AF

square

#6C42C8 #C8425B #9EC842 #42C8AF

split-complementary

#6C42C8 #C8AF42 #5BC842

monochromatic

#39206F #512E9F #6C42C8 #9171D6 #B6A1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#6C42C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#6C42C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42C8

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42C8	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50637F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.196 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79da',
    500: '#6c42c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42c8;
$custom-light: #9d79da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.806,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50399,
    "c": 0.19648,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42C8

secondary

#BED096

accent

#DE4AB0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42C8

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

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