#6D42E0#6D42E0
#6D42E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.224 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D42E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 66, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 55.43, -73.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 92.45, 306.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.48% 0.0718 -0.2125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.48% 0.224 288.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7055, 12.5284, 71.7811) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 1.49
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.33
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.18
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 3.41
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.81
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D42E0 #B5E042
analogous
#4266E0 #6D42E0 #BC42E0
triadic
#6D42E0 #E06D42 #42E06D
tetradic
#6D42E0 #E04266 #B5E042 #42E0BC
square
#6D42E0 #E04266 #B5E042 #42E0BC
split-complementary
#6D42E0 #E0BC42 #66E042
monochromatic
#381890 #4D20C5 #6D42E0 #9677E9 #BEABF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#6D42E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#6D42E0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D42E0
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D42E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D42E0 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#426C8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d42e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.224 288.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a17aeb',
500: '#6d42e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d42e0; $custom-light: #a17aeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d42e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 66,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.329,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52479,
"c": 0.22434,
"h": 288.7
},
"luminance": 0.12529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D42E0
secondary
#CEDF9F
accent
#EF39BD
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100916
muted
#7F7B84