#6D42DB#6D42DB

#6D42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.219 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42DB
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.2%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 54.05, -71.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 89.88, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.0727 -0.2062)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.219 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0374, 12.2612, 68.2623)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42DB #B0DB42

analogous

#4263DB #6D42DB #BA42DB

triadic

#6D42DB #DB6D42 #42DB6D

tetradic

#6D42DB #DB4263 #B0DB42 #42DBBA

square

#6D42DB #DB4263 #B0DB42 #42DBBA

split-complementary

#6D42DB #DBBA42 #63DB42

monochromatic

#391A89 #4F24BC #6D42DB #9575E5 #BCA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#6D42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#6D42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42DB

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42DB	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.219 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07ae7',
    500: '#6d42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42db;
$custom-light: #a07ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.863,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52056,
    "c": 0.21862,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42DB

secondary

#CADC9D

accent

#EB3DBA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42DB

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

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