#6F42BF#6F42BF

#6F42BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.186 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42BF
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(262, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(262, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 46.79, -58.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 75.18, 308.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.0798 -0.168)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.186 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9052, 11.0371, 50.4671)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 2.65

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42BF #92BF42

analogous

#4253BF #6F42BF #AD42BF

triadic

#6F42BF #BF6F42 #42BF6F

tetradic

#6F42BF #BF4253 #92BF42 #42BFAD

square

#6F42BF #BF4253 #92BF42 #42BFAD

split-complementary

#6F42BF #BFAD42 #53BF42

monochromatic

#3A2265 #543292 #6F42BF #9270CE #B59DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#6F42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#6F42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42BF

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42BF	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A5F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.186 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e79d3',
    500: '#6f42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42bf;
$custom-light: #9e79d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.6,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49998,
    "c": 0.18598,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42BF

secondary

#B6CA93

accent

#D94FA7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EDFA

border

#CEC8D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42BF

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

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