#6D42CD#6D42CD

#6D42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.202 H 291.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42CD
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 50.21, -65.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 82.61, 307.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.0751 -0.1879)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.202 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2713, 11.5547, 58.9607)
Luminance	0.1155 (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

#6D42CD #A2CD42

analogous

#425CCD #6D42CD #B242CD

triadic

#6D42CD #CD6D42 #42CD6D

tetradic

#6D42CD #CD425C #A2CD42 #42CDB2

square

#6D42CD #CD425C #A2CD42 #42CDB2

split-complementary

#6D42CD #CDB242 #5CCD42

monochromatic

#3A1F76 #522CA6 #6D42CD #9272DA #B8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#6D42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6D42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42CD

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42CD	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6582

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.202 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79dd',
    500: '#6d42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42cd;
$custom-light: #9f79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.561,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50899,
    "c": 0.20239,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42CD

secondary

#C1D397

accent

#E146B1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42CD

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

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