#6C42DC#6C42DC

#6C42DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.220 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#6C42DC
RGBrgb(108, 66, 220)
HSLhsl(256, 69%, 56%)
HSVhsv(256, 70%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(50.9%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(41.61, 54.17, -72.42)
CIE-LCHlch(41.61, 90.44, 306.80°)
OKLaboklab(52.05% 0.0711 -0.208)
OKLCHoklch(52.05% 0.22 288.9)
XYZxyz(21.0471, 12.2509, 68.9519)
Luminance0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#6C42DC #B2DC42
analogous
#4265DC #6C42DC #B942DC
triadic
#6C42DC #DC6C42 #42DC6C
tetradic
#6C42DC #DC4265 #B2DC42 #42DCB9
square
#6C42DC #DC4265 #B2DC42 #42DCB9
split-complementary
#6C42DC #DCB942 #65DC42
monochromatic
#381A8A #4D23BE #6C42DC #9476E6 #BCA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09
#6C42DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45
#6C42DC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6C42DC
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##6C42DC#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##6C42DC1.006.093.456.09
#FFFFFF6.091.0021.001.00
#0000003.4521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.091.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0065E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005ED9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#436A8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #6c42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.220 288.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07ae8',
    500: '#6c42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #6c42dc;
$custom-light: #a07ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#6c42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 108,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52046,
    "c": 0.21979,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#6C42DC
secondary
#CBDD9D
accent
#EC3CBC
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100916
muted
#7F7B84

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#6C42DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva