#6E42E0#6E42E0

#6E42E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.224 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6E42E0
RGB	rgb(110, 66, 224)
HSL	hsl(257, 72%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 55.59, -73.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 92.41, 306.98°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.0732 -0.212)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.224 289)
XYZ	xyz(21.8293, 12.5923, 71.7869)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6E42E0 #B4E042

analogous

#4265E0 #6E42E0 #BD42E0

triadic

#6E42E0 #E06E42 #42E06E

tetradic

#6E42E0 #E04265 #B4E042 #42E0BD

square

#6E42E0 #E04265 #B4E042 #42E0BD

split-complementary

#6E42E0 #E0BD42 #65E042

monochromatic

#391890 #4E20C5 #6E42E0 #9677E9 #BFABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#6E42E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#6E42E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E42E0

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6E42E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6E42E0	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6e42e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 66, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.224 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27aeb',
    500: '#6e42e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6e42e0;
$custom-light: #a27aeb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6e42e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.709,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52573,
    "c": 0.2243,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.12593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6E42E0

secondary

#CDDF9F

accent

#EF39BC

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6E42E0

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

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