#6D42DD#6D42DD

#6D42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.221 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6D42DD
RGB	rgb(109, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(257, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 54.60, -72.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 90.91, 306.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.0724 -0.2087)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.221 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3022, 12.3671, 69.6573)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6D42DD #B2DD42

analogous

#4265DD #6D42DD #BB42DD

triadic

#6D42DD #DD6D42 #42DD6D

tetradic

#6D42DD #DD4265 #B2DD42 #42DDBB

square

#6D42DD #DD4265 #B2DD42 #42DDBB

split-complementary

#6D42DD #DDBB42 #65DD42

monochromatic

#39198C #4E22BF #6D42DD #9576E6 #BDAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#6D42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#6D42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6D42DD

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6D42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6D42DD	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6d42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.221 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17ae9',
    500: '#6d42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6d42dd;
$custom-light: #a17ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6d42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 109,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.645,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52224,
    "c": 0.22091,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6D42DD

secondary

#CCDD9D

accent

#EC3BBB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6D42DD

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

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