#6C42CE#6C42CE

#6C42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.204 H 291.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42CE
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 50.30, -66.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 83.16, 307.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.88% 0.0736 -0.1898)
OKLCH	oklch(50.88% 0.204 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2700, 11.5401, 59.5927)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.28

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C42CE #A4CE42

analogous

#425ECE #6C42CE #B242CE

triadic

#6C42CE #CE6C42 #42CE6C

tetradic

#6C42CE #CE425E #A4CE42 #42CEB2

square

#6C42CE #CE425E #A4CE42 #42CEB2

split-complementary

#6C42CE #CEB242 #5ECE42

monochromatic

#391F77 #512BA7 #6C42CE #9273DB #B8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#6C42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6C42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42CE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42CE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.204 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79de',
    500: '#6c42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42ce;
$custom-light: #9e79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50883,
    "c": 0.20354,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11541
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42CE

secondary

#C2D498

accent

#E246B3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42CE

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

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