#6C42CA#6C42CA

#6C42CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.199 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42CA
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 49.20, -64.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 81.06, 307.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.0742 -0.1845)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.199 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7903, 11.3482, 57.0660)
Luminance	0.1135 (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

#6C42CA #A0CA42

analogous

#425CCA #6C42CA #B042CA

triadic

#6C42CA #CA6C42 #42CA6C

tetradic

#6C42CA #CA425C #A0CA42 #42CAB0

square

#6C42CA #CA425C #A0CA42 #42CAB0

split-complementary

#6C42CA #CAB042 #5CCA42

monochromatic

#392072 #512DA2 #6C42CA #9172D7 #B6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#6C42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#6C42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42CA

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42CA	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.199 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79db',
    500: '#6c42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42ca;
$custom-light: #9e79db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.529,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50559,
    "c": 0.19885,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42CA

secondary

#BFD196

accent

#DF48B1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42CA

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

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