#6F42BA#6F42BA

#6F42BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.180 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42BA
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(263, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(263, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.28, 45.45, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.28, 72.52, 308.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.0803 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.18 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3644, 10.8208, 47.6186)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 3.16

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42BA #8DBA42

analogous

#4251BA #6F42BA #AB42BA

triadic

#6F42BA #BA6F42 #42BA6F

tetradic

#6F42BA #BA4251 #8DBA42 #42BAAB

square

#6F42BA #BA4251 #8DBA42 #42BAAB

split-complementary

#6F42BA #BAAB42 #51BA42

monochromatic

#392260 #54328D #6F42BA #916ECB #B39BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#6F42BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#6F42BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42BA

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42BA	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.180 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79d0',
    500: '#6f42ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42ba;
$custom-light: #9e79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.5,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49619,
    "c": 0.18002,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42BA

secondary

#B3C890

accent

#D751A5

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42BA

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