#6F42CF#6F42CF

#6F42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.205 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42CF
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(259, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 51.11, -66.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 83.60, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.0776 -0.1895)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.205 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7631, 11.7803, 60.2519)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42CF #A2CF42

analogous

#425BCF #6F42CF #B542CF

triadic

#6F42CF #CF6F42 #42CF6F

tetradic

#6F42CF #CF425B #A2CF42 #42CFB5

square

#6F42CF #CF425B #A2CF42 #42CFB5

split-complementary

#6F42CF #CFB542 #5BCF42

monochromatic

#3B1F78 #532BA9 #6F42CF #9473DB #B9A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#6F42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#6F42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42CF

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42CF	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.205 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a07adf',
    500: '#6f42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42cf;
$custom-light: #a07adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.149,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51258,
    "c": 0.20475,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42CF

secondary

#C1D598

accent

#E345B0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42CF

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

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