#6f42cf

Color #6f42cf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#6f42cf

RGB

rgb(111, 66, 207)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 59.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 68.1%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(40.86, 51.11, -66.15)

LCH

lch(40.86, 83.59, 307.69)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.2048, 292.27)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 25.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2cf42

Analogous

#425ccf

#6f42cf

#b542cf

Triadic

#6f42cf

#cf6f42

#42cf6f

Split-complementary

#6f42cf

#cfb542

#5ccf42

Tetradic

#6f42cf

#cf42a2

#a2cf42

#42cf6f

Square

#6f42cf

#cf425c

#a2cf42

#42cfb5

Shades

Color #6f42cf mixed toward black.

#592eb5

#472591

#351c6d

#241249

#120924

Tints

Color #6f42cf mixed toward white.

#8761d7

#9f81df

#b7a0e7

#cfc0ef

#e7dff7

Tones

Color #6f42cf mixed toward gray.

#734ec3

#7759b7

#7c65ac

#8071a0

#847d94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5eb9 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#6164b3 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#6da5a0 · ΔE 39.6

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 29

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f42cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f42cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#6f42cf (#6f42cf) is rgb(111, 66, 207) in RGB.

No, #6f42cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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