#6D42CE#6D42CE

#6D42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.204 H 291.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42CE
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(258, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.58, 50.48, -66.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.58, 83.13, 307.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.075 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.204 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3923, 11.6032, 59.5984)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.43

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42CE #A3CE42

analogous

#425DCE #6D42CE #B342CE

triadic

#6D42CE #CE6D42 #42CE6D

tetradic

#6D42CE #CE425D #A3CE42 #42CEB3

square

#6D42CE #CE425D #A3CE42 #42CEB3

split-complementary

#6D42CE #CEB342 #5DCE42

monochromatic

#3A1F77 #512BA7 #6D42CE #9373DB #B8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#6D42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#6D42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42CE

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42CE	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F6583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.204 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79de',
    500: '#6d42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42ce;
$custom-light: #9f79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5098,
    "c": 0.20356,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42CE

secondary

#C2D498

accent

#E246B2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42CE

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

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