#6F42DC#6F42DC

#6F42DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.220 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42DC
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(258, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(258, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.5%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 54.65, -71.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 90.32, 307.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.33% 0.0753 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(52.33% 0.22 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4183, 12.4424, 68.9693)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42DC #AFDC42

analogous

#4262DC #6F42DC #BC42DC

triadic

#6F42DC #DC6F42 #42DC6F

tetradic

#6F42DC #DC4262 #AFDC42 #42DCBC

square

#6F42DC #DC4262 #AFDC42 #42DCBC

split-complementary

#6F42DC #DCBC42 #62DC42

monochromatic

#3A1A8A #5023BE #6F42DC #9676E6 #BEA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#6F42DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#6F42DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42DC

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42DC	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#496A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.220 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27ae8',
    500: '#6f42dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42dc;
$custom-light: #a27ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.532,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52329,
    "c": 0.21972,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42DC

secondary

#CADD9D

accent

#EC3CB8

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42DC

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

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