#6E42DD#6E42DD

#6E42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.221 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42DD
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(257, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.2%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 54.76, -72.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 90.87, 307.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.0737 -0.2082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.221 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4260, 12.4310, 69.6631)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42DD #B1DD42

analogous

#4264DD #6E42DD #BC42DD

triadic

#6E42DD #DD6E42 #42DD6E

tetradic

#6E42DD #DD4264 #B1DD42 #42DDBC

square

#6E42DD #DD4264 #B1DD42 #42DDBC

split-complementary

#6E42DD #DDBC42 #64DD42

monochromatic

#3A198C #4F22BF #6E42DD #9676E6 #BEAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#6E42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#6E42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42DD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42DD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.221 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17ae9',
    500: '#6e42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42dd;
$custom-light: #a17ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.032,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52318,
    "c": 0.22088,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42DD

secondary

#CBDD9D

accent

#EC3BBA

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42DD

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

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