#6E42CF#6E42CF

#6E42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.205 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42CF
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 50.93, -66.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 83.63, 307.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.0762 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.205 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6380, 11.7157, 60.2460)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42CF #A3CF42

analogous

#425CCF #6E42CF #B442CF

triadic

#6E42CF #CF6E42 #42CF6E

tetradic

#6E42CF #CF425C #A3CF42 #42CFB4

square

#6E42CF #CF425C #A3CF42 #42CFB4

split-complementary

#6E42CF #CFB442 #5CCF42

monochromatic

#3A1F78 #522BA9 #6E42CF #9373DB #B9A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#6E42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#6E42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42CF

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42CF	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#506583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.205 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079df',
    500: '#6e42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42cf;
$custom-light: #a079df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.723,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5116,
    "c": 0.20473,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42CF

secondary

#C2D598

accent

#E345B2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42CF

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

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