#6F42BB#6F42BB

#6F42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.181 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42BB
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(262, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 45.72, -56.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 73.05, 308.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.0802 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.181 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.4711, 10.8634, 48.1804)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 3.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42BB #8EBB42

analogous

#4252BB #6F42BB #AC42BB

triadic

#6F42BB #BB6F42 #42BB6F

tetradic

#6F42BB #BB4252 #8EBB42 #42BBAC

square

#6F42BB #BB4252 #8EBB42 #42BBAC

split-complementary

#6F42BB #BBAC42 #52BB42

monochromatic

#392261 #54328E #6F42BB #916ECC #B39CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#6F42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#6F42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42BB

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42BB	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.181 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79d0',
    500: '#6f42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42bb;
$custom-light: #9e79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.314,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49694,
    "c": 0.18121,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42BB

secondary

#B3C891

accent

#D750A5

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42BB

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

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