#6C42E1#6C42E1
#6C42E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.226 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6C42E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(108, 66, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52%, 70.7%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 55.55, -74.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 93.00, 306.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.47% 0.0702 -0.2143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.47% 0.226 288.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7192, 12.5198, 72.4917) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 1.49
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.14
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.16
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 3.32
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.86
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6C42E1 #B7E142
analogous
#4268E1 #6C42E1 #BC42E1
triadic
#6C42E1 #E16C42 #42E16C
tetradic
#6C42E1 #E14268 #B7E142 #42E1BC
square
#6C42E1 #E14268 #B7E142 #42E1BC
split-complementary
#6C42E1 #E1BC42 #68E142
monochromatic
#371792 #4C1FC6 #6C42E1 #9577E9 #BEACF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#6C42E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#6C42E1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6C42E1
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6C42E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6C42E1 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FDE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F6C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6c42e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(108, 66, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.226 288.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a17aec',
500: '#6c42e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6c42e1; $custom-light: #a17aec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6c42e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 108,
"g": 66,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.849,
"s": 72.603,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52473,
"c": 0.22552,
"h": 288.1
},
"luminance": 0.12521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6C42E1
secondary
#CFE09F
accent
#EF38BF
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100916
muted
#7F7B84