#6A42E0 Color

#6A42E0 is rgb(106, 66, 224) in RGB and hsl(255, 72%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#6A42E0

HEX#6A42E0

RGBrgb(106, 66, 224)

HSLhsl(255, 72%, 57%)

HSVhsv(255, 71%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.224 287.5)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 71%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6A42E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.05:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6A42E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6A42E0 Complementary#B9E042 Analogous#426AE0 Analogous#B942E0 Triadic#E06A42 Triadic#42E06A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6A42E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F5DE5 #9377E9 #A891ED #BAA7F1 #CEC2F5 #E3DCF9

Shades

#5023D7 #451EB8 #371895 #2C1376 #1F0E53 #140935

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