#6D42DC#6D42DC

#6D42DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.220 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42DC
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(257, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.5%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 54.33, -72.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 90.40, 306.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.0725 -0.2074)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.22 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1694, 12.3140, 68.9577)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42DC #B1DC42

analogous

#4264DC #6D42DC #BA42DC

triadic

#6D42DC #DC6D42 #42DC6D

tetradic

#6D42DC #DC4264 #B1DC42 #42DCBA

square

#6D42DC #DC4264 #B1DC42 #42DCBA

split-complementary

#6D42DC #DCBA42 #64DC42

monochromatic

#391A8A #4E23BE #6D42DC #9576E6 #BDA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#6D42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#6D42DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42DC

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42DC	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.220 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17ae8',
    500: '#6d42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42dc;
$custom-light: #a17ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.753,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5214,
    "c": 0.21977,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42DC

secondary

#CBDD9D

accent

#EC3CBB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42DC

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

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