#6E42CB#6E42CB

#6E42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.200 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42CB
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(259, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 49.84, -64.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 81.53, 307.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.0768 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.2 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1551, 11.5226, 57.7032)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42CB #9FCB42

analogous

#425BCB #6E42CB #B242CB

triadic

#6E42CB #CB6E42 #42CB6E

tetradic

#6E42CB #CB425B #9FCB42 #42CBB2

square

#6E42CB #CB425B #9FCB42 #42CBB2

split-complementary

#6E42CB #CBB242 #5BCB42

monochromatic

#3A2073 #532DA3 #6E42CB #9372D8 #B8A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#6E42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#6E42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42CB

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42CB	1.00	6.35	3.30	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526481

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.200 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79dc',
    500: '#6e42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42cb;
$custom-light: #9f79dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.27,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50837,
    "c": 0.20007,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42CB

secondary

#BFD297

accent

#E048AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42CB

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

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