#6C42CB#6C42CB

#6C42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.200 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42CB
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.24, 49.48, -64.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.24, 81.59, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.074 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.2 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9090, 11.3957, 57.6916)
Luminance	0.1140 (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

#6C42CB #A1CB42

analogous

#425DCB #6C42CB #B042CB

triadic

#6C42CB #CB6C42 #42CB6C

tetradic

#6C42CB #CB425D #A1CB42 #42CBB0

square

#6C42CB #CB425D #A1CB42 #42CBB0

split-complementary

#6C42CB #CBB042 #5DCB42

monochromatic

#392073 #512DA3 #6C42CB #9172D8 #B7A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#6C42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#6C42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42CB

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42CB	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.200 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79dc',
    500: '#6c42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42cb;
$custom-light: #9e79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.394,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5064,
    "c": 0.20003,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42CB

secondary

#C0D297

accent

#E048B1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42CB

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

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