#6D42BE#6D42BE

#6D42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.185 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42BE
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(261, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(261, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 46.11, -58.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 74.68, 308.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% 0.0771 -0.1677)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.185 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5467, 10.8649, 49.8779)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42BE #93BE42

analogous

#4255BE #6D42BE #AB42BE

triadic

#6D42BE #BE6D42 #42BE6D

tetradic

#6D42BE #BE4255 #93BE42 #42BEAB

square

#6D42BE #BE4255 #93BE42 #42BEAB

split-complementary

#6D42BE #BEAB42 #55BE42

monochromatic

#392263 #533291 #6D42BE #9070CE #B39DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#6D42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#6D42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42BE

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42BE	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.185 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79d2',
    500: '#6d42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42be;
$custom-light: #9d79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.806,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49715,
    "c": 0.18464,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42BE

secondary

#B6CA92

accent

#D84FA9

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42BE

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

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