#6E42CE#6E42CE

#6E42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.204 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42CE
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 50.66, -65.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 83.10, 307.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.08% 0.0764 -0.1887)
OKLCH	oklch(51.08% 0.204 292)
XYZ	xyz(19.5161, 11.6670, 59.6042)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42CE #A2CE42

analogous

#425CCE #6E42CE #B442CE

triadic

#6E42CE #CE6E42 #42CE6E

tetradic

#6E42CE #CE425C #A2CE42 #42CEB4

square

#6E42CE #CE425C #A2CE42 #42CEB4

split-complementary

#6E42CE #CEB442 #5CCE42

monochromatic

#3A1F77 #522BA7 #6E42CE #9373DB #B9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#6E42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#6E42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42CE

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42CE	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.204 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79de',
    500: '#6e42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42ce;
$custom-light: #9f79de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.857,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51079,
    "c": 0.20357,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.11668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42CE

secondary

#C1D498

accent

#E246B1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42CE

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

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