#6F42CA#6F42CA

#6F42CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.199 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42CA
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(260, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(260, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 49.75, -63.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 80.98, 307.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.86% 0.0784 -0.1828)
OKLCH	oklch(50.86% 0.199 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1615, 11.5396, 57.0834)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42CA #9DCA42

analogous

#4259CA #6F42CA #B342CA

triadic

#6F42CA #CA6F42 #42CA6F

tetradic

#6F42CA #CA4259 #9DCA42 #42CAB3

square

#6F42CA #CA4259 #9DCA42 #42CAB3

split-complementary

#6F42CA #CAB342 #59CA42

monochromatic

#3B2072 #542DA2 #6F42CA #9372D7 #B8A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#6F42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#6F42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42CA

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42CA	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#556381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.199 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079db',
    500: '#6f42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42ca;
$custom-light: #a079db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.853,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50857,
    "c": 0.19893,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42CA

secondary

#BED196

accent

#DF48AD

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42CA

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

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