#6D42CC#6D42CC

#6D42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.201 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42CC
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 49.93, -65.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 82.09, 307.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.0753 -0.1866)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.201 292)
XYZ	xyz(19.1509, 11.5066, 58.3270)
Luminance	0.1151 (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

#6D42CC #A1CC42

analogous

#425CCC #6D42CC #B242CC

triadic

#6D42CC #CC6D42 #42CC6D

tetradic

#6D42CC #CC425C #A1CC42 #42CCB2

square

#6D42CC #CC425C #A1CC42 #42CCB2

split-complementary

#6D42CC #CCB242 #5CCC42

monochromatic

#3A1F74 #522CA4 #6D42CC #9272D9 #B7A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#6D42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#6D42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42CC

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42CC	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.201 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79dd',
    500: '#6d42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42cc;
$custom-light: #9f79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.696,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50819,
    "c": 0.20121,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.11507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42CC

secondary

#C0D397

accent

#E147B1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42CC

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

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