#6F42DD#6F42DD

#6F42DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.221 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6F42DD
RGB	rgb(111, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(257, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(257, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.8%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.99, 54.92, -72.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.99, 90.84, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.0751 -0.2077)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.221 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5512, 12.4955, 69.6689)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6F42DD #B0DD42

analogous

#4263DD #6F42DD #BD42DD

triadic

#6F42DD #DD6F42 #42DD6F

tetradic

#6F42DD #DD4263 #B0DD42 #42DDBD

square

#6F42DD #DD4263 #B0DD42 #42DDBD

split-complementary

#6F42DD #DDBD42 #63DD42

monochromatic

#3A198C #5022BF #6F42DD #9776E6 #BEAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#6F42DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#6F42DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6F42DD

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6F42DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6F42DD	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#496A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6f42dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(111, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.221 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27ae9',
    500: '#6f42dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6f42dd;
$custom-light: #a27ae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6f42dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 111,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.419,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52413,
    "c": 0.22086,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6F42DD

secondary

#CBDD9D

accent

#EC3BB9

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #6F42DD

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

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