#6E42DB#6E42DB

#6E42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.219 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42DB
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(257, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.8%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 54.21, -71.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 89.85, 307.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.15% 0.0741 -0.2056)
OKLCH	oklch(52.15% 0.219 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1611, 12.3250, 68.2681)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42DB #AFDB42

analogous

#4262DB #6E42DB #BA42DB

triadic

#6E42DB #DB6E42 #42DB6E

tetradic

#6E42DB #DB4262 #AFDB42 #42DBBA

square

#6E42DB #DB4262 #AFDB42 #42DBBA

split-complementary

#6E42DB #DBBA42 #62DB42

monochromatic

#3A1A89 #5024BC #6E42DB #9575E5 #BDA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#6E42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#6E42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42DB

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42DB	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#486A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.219 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17ae7',
    500: '#6e42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42db;
$custom-light: #a17ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.255,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5215,
    "c": 0.21859,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42DB

secondary

#CADC9D

accent

#EB3DB9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42DB

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

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