#6E42CD#6E42CD

#6E42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.202 H 292.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42CD
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 50.39, -65.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 82.58, 307.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0765 -0.1874)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.202 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3950, 11.6186, 58.9665)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42CD #A1CD42

analogous

#425BCD #6E42CD #B442CD

triadic

#6E42CD #CD6E42 #42CD6E

tetradic

#6E42CD #CD425B #A1CD42 #42CDB4

square

#6E42CD #CD425B #A1CD42 #42CDB4

split-complementary

#6E42CD #CDB442 #5BCD42

monochromatic

#3A1F76 #532CA6 #6E42CD #9372DA #B8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#6E42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#6E42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42CD

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42CD	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.202 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79dd',
    500: '#6e42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42cd;
$custom-light: #9f79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.993,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50998,
    "c": 0.2024,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42CD

secondary

#C0D397

accent

#E146B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42CD

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

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