#6E42DC#6E42DC

#6E42DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.220 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42DC
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(257, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 54.49, -72.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 90.36, 307.09°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.0739 -0.2069)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.22 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2932, 12.3778, 68.9635)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42DC #B0DC42

analogous

#4263DC #6E42DC #BB42DC

triadic

#6E42DC #DC6E42 #42DC6E

tetradic

#6E42DC #DC4263 #B0DC42 #42DCBB

square

#6E42DC #DC4263 #B0DC42 #42DCBB

split-complementary

#6E42DC #DCBB42 #63DC42

monochromatic

#3A1A8A #4F23BE #6E42DC #9676E6 #BDA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#6E42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#6E42DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42DC

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42DC	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.220 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17ae8',
    500: '#6e42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42dc;
$custom-light: #a17ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52234,
    "c": 0.21974,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42DC

secondary

#CBDD9D

accent

#EC3CB9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42DC

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

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