#6C42CF#6C42CF

#6C42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.205 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42CF
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.8%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 50.58, -66.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 83.69, 307.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.0734 -0.1911)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.205 291)
XYZ	xyz(19.3919, 11.5888, 60.2345)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C42CF #A5CF42

analogous

#425ECF #6C42CF #B242CF

triadic

#6C42CF #CF6C42 #42CF6C

tetradic

#6C42CF #CF425E #A5CF42 #42CFB2

square

#6C42CF #CF425E #A5CF42 #42CFB2

split-complementary

#6C42CF #CFB242 #5ECF42

monochromatic

#391F78 #502BA9 #6C42CF #9273DB #B8A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#6C42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#6C42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42CF

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42CF	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.205 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79df',
    500: '#6c42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42cf;
$custom-light: #9e79df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.872,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50964,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.1159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42CF

secondary

#C3D598

accent

#E345B4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42CF

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

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