#6C42D6#6C42D6

#6C42D6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.213 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42D6
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 214)
HSL	hsl(257, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(257, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 69.2%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 52.51, -69.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 87.33, 306.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.0722 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.213 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2667, 11.9388, 64.8418)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C42D6 #ACD642

analogous

#4262D6 #6C42D6 #B642D6

triadic

#6C42D6 #D66C42 #42D66C

tetradic

#6C42D6 #D64262 #ACD642 #42D6B6

square

#6C42D6 #D64262 #ACD642 #42D6B6

split-complementary

#6C42D6 #D6B642 #62D642

monochromatic

#391C82 #4F27B4 #6C42D6 #9374E1 #BAA7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#6C42D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#6C42D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42D6

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42D6	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.213 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f7ae4',
    500: '#6c42d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42d6;
$custom-light: #9f7ae4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.027,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51542,
    "c": 0.21287,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42D6

secondary

#C7D99B

accent

#E740B8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFC

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42D6

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

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