#6D42CA#6D42CA

#6D42CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.199 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42CA
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(259, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(46%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 49.38, -64.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 81.03, 307.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.0756 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.199 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9126, 11.4113, 57.0718)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42CA #9FCA42

analogous

#425BCA #6D42CA #B142CA

triadic

#6D42CA #CA6D42 #42CA6D

tetradic

#6D42CA #CA425B #9FCA42 #42CAB1

square

#6D42CA #CA425B #9FCA42 #42CAB1

split-complementary

#6D42CA #CAB142 #5BCA42

monochromatic

#3A2072 #522DA2 #6D42CA #9272D7 #B7A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#6D42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#6D42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42CA

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42CA	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.199 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79db',
    500: '#6d42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42ca;
$custom-light: #9e79db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.971,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50658,
    "c": 0.19886,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42CA

secondary

#BFD196

accent

#DF48B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42CA

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

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