#7042E2#7042E2

#7042E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.227 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7042E2
RGB	rgb(112, 66, 226)
HSL	hsl(257, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 56.44, -74.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 93.35, 307.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.0756 -0.2135)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.227 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3538, 12.8312, 73.2356)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7042E2 #B4E242

analogous

#4264E2 #7042E2 #C042E2

triadic

#7042E2 #E27042 #42E270

tetradic

#7042E2 #E24264 #B4E242 #42E2C0

square

#7042E2 #E24264 #B4E242 #42E2C0

split-complementary

#7042E2 #E2C042 #64E242

monochromatic

#3A1793 #4F1FC8 #7042E2 #9877EA #C0ACF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#7042E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#7042E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7042E2

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7042E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7042E2	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7042e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 66, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.227 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a37aec',
    500: '#7042e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7042e2;
$custom-light: #a37aec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7042e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 112,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.25,
    "s": 73.394,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5293,
    "c": 0.2265,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7042E2

secondary

#CEE09F

accent

#F038BB

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFD

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100916

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #7042E2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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