#6D42BB#6D42BB

#6D42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.181 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42BB
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(261, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(261, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.13, 45.30, -57.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.13, 73.08, 308.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0775 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.181 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2222, 10.7351, 48.1688)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.75

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42BB #90BB42

analogous

#4254BB #6D42BB #A942BB

triadic

#6D42BB #BB6D42 #42BB6D

tetradic

#6D42BB #BB4254 #90BB42 #42BBA9

square

#6D42BB #BB4254 #90BB42 #42BBA9

split-complementary

#6D42BB #BBA942 #54BB42

monochromatic

#382261 #53328E #6D42BB #906ECC #B29CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#6D42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#6D42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42BB

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42BB	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.181 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79d0',
    500: '#6d42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42bb;
$custom-light: #9d79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.322,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49486,
    "c": 0.18104,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42BB

secondary

#B4C891

accent

#D750A7

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F3EDF9

border

#CDC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42BB

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

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