#7242A2#7242A2

#7242A2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.152 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242A2
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 162)
HSL	hsl(270, 42%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(270, 59%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 59.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 39.91, -44.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 59.64, 312.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% 0.0856 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.152 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4078, 10.0825, 35.3098)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242A2 #72A242

analogous

#4242A2 #7242A2 #A242A2

triadic

#7242A2 #A27242 #42A272

tetradic

#7242A2 #A24242 #72A242 #42A2A2

square

#7242A2 #A24242 #72A242 #42A2A2

split-complementary

#7242A2 #A2A242 #42A242

monochromatic

#351F4B #533077 #7242A2 #9162BF #AF8ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#7242A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#7242A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242A2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242A2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1858A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D59A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69556B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.152 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e78be',
    500: '#7242a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242a2;
$custom-light: #9e78be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48242,
    "c": 0.15169,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242A2

secondary

#A0BC84

accent

#D25694

background

#F9F7FB

surface

#F2EDF7

border

#CCC8D0

text

#0F0912

muted

#7E7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242A2

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

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