#6A42FA Color

#6A42FA is rgb(106, 66, 250) in RGB, hsl(253, 95%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 74%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 13.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A42FA

HEX#6A42FA

RGBrgb(106, 66, 250)

HSLhsl(253, 95%, 62%)

HSVhsv(253, 74%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(58%, 74%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.254 284.1)

LABlab(42.62% 53.12 -87.35)

LCHlch(42.62% 102.23 301.30)

What #6A42FA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6A42FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 13.75 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.15 Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 16.55 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 20.05 Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 20.44 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 20.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6A42FA Channel Values

How #6A42FA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 106 · G 66 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 253° · S 95% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 253° · S 74% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 58% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.57:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A42FA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A42FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A42FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A42FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #6A42FA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A42FA.

How #6A42FA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6A42FA

Protanopia#4B4BFA

Protanomaly#5947FA

Deuteranopia#5252FA

Deuteranomaly#5C4CFA

Tritanopia#307272

Tritanomaly#4E62B9

Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6A42FA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6a42fa: #6A42FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A42FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a42fa': '#6A42FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.259, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_6a42fa">#6A42FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#6A42FA"

More Blue Colors

#6A42FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#6A42FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A42FA?

#6A42FA is a light blue — rgb(106, 66, 250) in RGB and hsl(253, 95%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.75.

What is the RGB value of #6A42FA?

#6A42FA is rgb(106, 66, 250) — red 106, green 66, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A42FA?

#6A42FA converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 74%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A42FA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6A42FA scores 5.57:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A42FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A42FA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.15, which is visibly different.

Open #6A42FA in a Tool

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to OKLCH Hex to Pantone Build a palette Make a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.