#6F42CD#6F42CD

#6F42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.202 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42CD
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 50.57, -65.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 82.55, 307.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.0779 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.202 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5202, 11.6831, 58.9723)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42CD #A0CD42

analogous

#425BCD #6F42CD #B442CD

triadic

#6F42CD #CD6F42 #42CD6F

tetradic

#6F42CD #CD425B #A0CD42 #42CDB4

square

#6F42CD #CD425B #A0CD42 #42CDB4

split-complementary

#6F42CD #CDB442 #5BCD42

monochromatic

#3B1F76 #532CA6 #6F42CD #9472DA #B9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#6F42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#6F42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42CD

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42CD	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.202 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079dd',
    500: '#6f42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42cd;
$custom-light: #a079dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.424,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51097,
    "c": 0.20243,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42CD

secondary

#C0D397

accent

#E146AF

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42CD

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

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