#6D42F8

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #6D42F8

When working with digital screens, the color #6D42F8 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 66 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 56% C, 73% M, 0% Y, and 3% K. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D42F8
RGB109, 66, 248
HSL254.2°, 92.9%, 61.6%
CMYK56%, 73%, 0%, 3%
HSV254.2°, 73.4%, 97.3%
LAB44.1, 62.0, -84.1
XYZ25.2, 13.9, 90.2
Decimal7160568

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.78:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D42F8; }
.text-color { color: #6D42F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D42F8; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2