#6F42CC#6F42CC

#6F42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.201 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42CC
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(260, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(260, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.6%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 50.30, -64.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 82.03, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.0781 -0.1855)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.201 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.3998, 11.6350, 58.3387)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42CC #9FCC42

analogous

#425ACC #6F42CC #B442CC

triadic

#6F42CC #CC6F42 #42CC6F

tetradic

#6F42CC #CC425A #9FCC42 #42CCB4

square

#6F42CC #CC425A #9FCC42 #42CCB4

split-complementary

#6F42CC #CCB442 #5ACC42

monochromatic

#3B1F74 #542CA4 #6F42CC #9472D9 #B8A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#6F42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#6F42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42CC

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42CC	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.201 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079dd',
    500: '#6f42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42cc;
$custom-light: #a079dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.565,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51017,
    "c": 0.20127,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42CC

secondary

#BFD397

accent

#E147AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#0F0915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42CC

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

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