#6C42DB#6C42DB

#6C42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.219 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6C42DB
RGB	rgb(108, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(256, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(256, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 53.89, -71.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 89.92, 306.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.0713 -0.2067)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.219 289)
XYZ	xyz(20.9150, 12.1981, 68.2565)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6C42DB #B1DB42

analogous

#4264DB #6C42DB #B942DB

triadic

#6C42DB #DB6C42 #42DB6C

tetradic

#6C42DB #DB4264 #B1DB42 #42DBB9

square

#6C42DB #DB4264 #B1DB42 #42DBB9

split-complementary

#6C42DB #DBB942 #64DB42

monochromatic

#381A89 #4E24BC #6C42DB #9475E5 #BCA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#6C42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#6C42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42DB

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6C42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6C42DB	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6c42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.219 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07ae7',
    500: '#6c42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6c42db;
$custom-light: #a07ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6c42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.471,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51962,
    "c": 0.21864,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.12199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6C42DB

secondary

#CBDC9D

accent

#EB3DBB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6C42DB

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

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