#6D42BC#6D42BC

#6D42BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.182 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42BC
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(261, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(261, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 45.57, -57.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 73.61, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.0774 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.182 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3296, 10.7781, 48.7345)
Luminance	0.1078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42BC #91BC42

analogous

#4254BC #6D42BC #AA42BC

triadic

#6D42BC #BC6D42 #42BC6D

tetradic

#6D42BC #BC4254 #91BC42 #42BCAA

square

#6D42BC #BC4254 #91BC42 #42BCAA

split-complementary

#6D42BC #BCAA42 #54BC42

monochromatic

#382261 #53328F #6D42BC #906FCC #B39CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#6D42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#6D42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42BC

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42BC	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#585E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.182 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79d1',
    500: '#6d42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42bc;
$custom-light: #9d79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.148,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49562,
    "c": 0.18224,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42BC

secondary

#B5C991

accent

#D850A8

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F3EDF9

border

#CDC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42BC

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

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