#6D42F0

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #6D42F0

At its core, #6D42F0 is a light and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blueviolet. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 66, and 240.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 55% Cyan, 72% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6% Black. With a hue angle of 254.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#6D42F0
RGB109, 66, 240
HSL254.8°, 85.3%, 60.0%
CMYK55%, 72%, 0%, 6%
HSV254.8°, 72.5%, 94.1%
LAB43.4, 59.8, -80.8
XYZ24.0, 13.4, 83.8
Decimal7160560

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.69:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D42F0; }
.text-color { color: #6D42F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D42F0; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2