#6F42BC#6F42BC

#6F42BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.182 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42BC
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(262, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 45.98, -57.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 73.58, 308.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.0801 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.182 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5785, 10.9064, 48.7462)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42BC #8FBC42

analogous

#4252BC #6F42BC #AC42BC

triadic

#6F42BC #BC6F42 #42BC6F

tetradic

#6F42BC #BC4252 #8FBC42 #42BCAC

square

#6F42BC #BC4252 #8FBC42 #42BCAC

split-complementary

#6F42BC #BCAC42 #52BC42

monochromatic

#3A2261 #54328F #6F42BC #916FCC #B49CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#6F42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#6F42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42BC

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42BC	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B5E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.182 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79d1',
    500: '#6f42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42bc;
$custom-light: #9e79d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.131,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4977,
    "c": 0.18241,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42BC

secondary

#B4C991

accent

#D850A6

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF9

border

#CEC8D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42BC

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

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