#6F42CE#6F42CE

#6F42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.204 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42CE
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 50.84, -65.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 83.08, 307.73°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0778 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.204 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6412, 11.7315, 59.6101)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42CE #A1CE42

analogous

#425BCE #6F42CE #B542CE

triadic

#6F42CE #CE6F42 #42CE6F

tetradic

#6F42CE #CE425B #A1CE42 #42CEB5

square

#6F42CE #CE425B #A1CE42 #42CEB5

split-complementary

#6F42CE #CEB542 #5BCE42

monochromatic

#3B1F77 #532BA7 #6F42CE #9473DB #B9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#6F42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#6F42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42CE

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42CE	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.204 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07ade',
    500: '#6f42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42ce;
$custom-light: #a07ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.286,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51178,
    "c": 0.20359,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42CE

secondary

#C1D498

accent

#E246B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42CE

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

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