#6F42BE#6F42BE

#6F42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.185 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42BE
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(262, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.6%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 46.52, -58.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 74.65, 308.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.92% 0.0799 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(49.92% 0.185 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7956, 10.9933, 49.8895)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42BE #91BE42

analogous

#4253BE #6F42BE #AD42BE

triadic

#6F42BE #BE6F42 #42BE6F

tetradic

#6F42BE #BE4253 #91BE42 #42BEAD

square

#6F42BE #BE4253 #91BE42 #42BEAD

split-complementary

#6F42BE #BEAD42 #53BE42

monochromatic

#3A2263 #543291 #6F42BE #9270CE #B49DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#6F42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#6F42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42BE

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42BE	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.185 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79d2',
    500: '#6f42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42be;
$custom-light: #9e79d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.774,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49922,
    "c": 0.18479,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42BE

secondary

#B5CA92

accent

#D84FA7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42BE

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