#6D42E2#6D42E2
#6D42E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.227 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6D42E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 66, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 71%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.8%, 70.8%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.21, 55.98, -74.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.21, 93.47, 306.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.65% 0.0714 -0.2151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.65% 0.227 288.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9783, 12.6376, 73.2180) |
| Luminance | 0.1264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 1.41
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 2.15
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 3.22
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 3.42
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.05
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6D42E2 #B7E242
analogous
#4267E2 #6D42E2 #BD42E2
triadic
#6D42E2 #E26D42 #42E26D
tetradic
#6D42E2 #E24267 #B7E242 #42E2BD
square
#6D42E2 #E24267 #B7E242 #42E2BD
split-complementary
#6D42E2 #E2BD42 #67E242
monochromatic
#381793 #4C1FC8 #6D42E2 #9677EA #BFACF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#6D42E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#6D42E2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6D42E2
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6D42E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6D42E2 | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#406C8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6d42e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(109, 66, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.227 288.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a17aec',
500: '#6d42e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6d42e2; $custom-light: #a17aec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6d42e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 109,
"g": 66,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.125,
"s": 73.394,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5265,
"c": 0.22661,
"h": 288.4
},
"luminance": 0.12639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6D42E2
secondary
#CFE09F
accent
#F038BF
background
#FAF7FE
surface
#F4EEFD
border
#CEC9D5
text
#100916
muted
#7F7B84