#6E42BB#6E42BB

#6E42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.181 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42BB
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(262, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 45.51, -57.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 73.06, 308.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.0788 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.181 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3459, 10.7989, 48.1746)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.90

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42BB #8FBB42

analogous

#4253BB #6E42BB #AB42BB

triadic

#6E42BB #BB6E42 #42BB6E

tetradic

#6E42BB #BB4253 #8FBB42 #42BBAB

square

#6E42BB #BB4253 #8FBB42 #42BBAB

split-complementary

#6E42BB #BBAB42 #53BB42

monochromatic

#392261 #53328E #6E42BB #906ECC #B39CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#6E42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#6E42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42BB

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42BB	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.181 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9d79d0',
    500: '#6e42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42bb;
$custom-light: #9d79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4959,
    "c": 0.18113,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42BB

secondary

#B4C891

accent

#D750A6

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42BB

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

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