#6C42CC#6C42CC

#6C42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.201 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42CC
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 49.75, -65.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 82.11, 307.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% 0.0739 -0.1871)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.201 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0286, 11.4435, 58.3213)
Luminance	0.1144 (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

#6C42CC #A2CC42

analogous

#425DCC #6C42CC #B142CC

triadic

#6C42CC #CC6C42 #42CC6C

tetradic

#6C42CC #CC425D #A2CC42 #42CCB1

square

#6C42CC #CC425D #A2CC42 #42CCB1

split-complementary

#6C42CC #CCB142 #5DCC42

monochromatic

#391F74 #512CA4 #6C42CC #9172D9 #B7A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#6C42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#6C42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42CC

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42CC	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E6482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.201 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79dd',
    500: '#6c42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42cc;
$custom-light: #9e79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5072,
    "c": 0.2012,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42CC

secondary

#C1D397

accent

#E147B2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42CC

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

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