All About Color #6A42E0

#6A42E0

About #6A42E0

#6A42E0 is a medium purple color with the hex code #6A42E0. In RGB it is red 106, green 66, blue 224; in HSL it is hue 255°, saturation 72%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 53%, 71%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 6.05:1 on white and 3.47:1 on black.

#6A42E0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet6A, 42, E0
CMYK52.68%, 70.54%, 0.00%, 12.16%
RGB Decimal106, 66, 224
HSL255°, 72%, 57%
RGB Octal152, 102, 340
HSV (HSB)255.19°, 70.54%, 87.84%
RGB Binary1101010, 1000010, 11100000
CIE-L*AB41.76, 54.98, -74.49
RGB Percent41.57%, 25.88%, 87.84%
CIE-L*CH41.76, 92.58, 306.43
XYZ21.35, 12.34, 71.78
CIE-L*UV41.76, 2.49, -111.27
xyY0.20, 0.12, 12.34
Hunter-Lab35.13, 46.98, -96.54
RYB41.57%, 25.88%, 87.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#6A42E0 on a dark background: contrast 3.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#6A42E0 on a light background: contrast 6.05:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #6A42E0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#6A42E0 · #A891ED · #401CAB · #B9E042 · #D6ED91

Analogous palette

#42B9E0 · #426AE0 · #6A42E0 · #B942E0 · #E042B9

Triadic palette

#6A42E0 · #E06A42 · #42E06A · #A891ED · #EDA891

Tetradic palette

#6A42E0 · #E0426A · #B9E042 · #42E0B9 · #401CAB

Monochromatic palette

#2C1376 · #451EB8 · #6A42E0 · #9E84EB · #D2C6F6

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