#6D42B6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #6D42B6

The precise color #6D42B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rebeccapurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 66, and 182.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 40% cyan and 64% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 262.2° hue, 46.8% saturation, and 48.6% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D42B6
RGB109, 66, 182
HSL262.2°, 46.8%, 48.6%
CMYK40%, 64%, 0%, 29%
HSV262.2°, 63.7%, 71.4%
LAB38.8, 44.0, -55.0
XYZ16.7, 10.5, 45.4
Decimal7160502

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.76:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.11:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.46:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.64:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D42B6; }
.text-color { color: #6D42B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D42B6; }

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