#6E42BE#6E42BE

#6E42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.185 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42BE
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(261, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(261, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.1%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 46.32, -58.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 74.66, 308.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0785 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.185 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6704, 10.9287, 49.8837)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42BE #92BE42

analogous

#4254BE #6E42BE #AC42BE

triadic

#6E42BE #BE6E42 #42BE6E

tetradic

#6E42BE #BE4254 #92BE42 #42BEAC

square

#6E42BE #BE4254 #92BE42 #42BEAC

split-complementary

#6E42BE #BEAC42 #54BE42

monochromatic

#392263 #543291 #6E42BE #9170CE #B49DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#6E42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#6E42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42BE

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42BE	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#595F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.185 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79d2',
    500: '#6e42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42be;
$custom-light: #9e79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.29,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49818,
    "c": 0.18471,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42BE

secondary

#B6CA92

accent

#D84FA8

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42BE

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

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