#6D42BD

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #6D42BD

When working with digital screens, the color #6D42BD is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 66 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 42% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. The HSL representation is 261.0° hue, 48.2% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D42BD
RGB109, 66, 189
HSL261.0°, 48.2%, 50.0%
CMYK42%, 65%, 0%, 26%
HSV261.0°, 65.1%, 74.1%
LAB39.3, 45.9, -58.3
XYZ17.4, 10.8, 49.3
Decimal7160509

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.64:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.16:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.34:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.69:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D42BD; }
.text-color { color: #6D42BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D42BD; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
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