#6E42CC#6E42CC

#6E42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.201 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42CC
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.52, 50.11, -64.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.52, 82.06, 307.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.0767 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.201 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2747, 11.5704, 58.3328)
Luminance	0.1157 (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

#6E42CC #A0CC42

analogous

#425BCC #6E42CC #B342CC

triadic

#6E42CC #CC6E42 #42CC6E

tetradic

#6E42CC #CC425B #A0CC42 #42CCB3

square

#6E42CC #CC425B #A0CC42 #42CCB3

split-complementary

#6E42CC #CCB342 #5BCC42

monochromatic

#3A1F74 #532CA4 #6E42CC #9372D9 #B8A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#6E42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6E42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42CC

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42CC	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.201 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79dd',
    500: '#6e42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42cc;
$custom-light: #9f79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.13,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50918,
    "c": 0.20124,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42CC

secondary

#C0D397

accent

#E147B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42CC

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

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