#7242AE#7242AE

#7242AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.166 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242AE
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(267, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(267, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 42.96, -50.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 66.08, 310.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.0853 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.166 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.5258, 10.5297, 41.1980)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242AE #7EAE42

analogous

#4248AE #7242AE #A842AE

triadic

#7242AE #AE7242 #42AE72

tetradic

#7242AE #AE4248 #7EAE42 #42AEA8

square

#7242AE #AE4248 #7EAE42 #42AEA8

split-complementary

#7242AE #AEA842 #48AE42

monochromatic

#382055 #553182 #7242AE #9168C6 #B294D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#7242AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#7242AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242AE

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242AE	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#655972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.166 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f79c7',
    500: '#7242ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242ae;
$custom-light: #9f79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49067,
    "c": 0.1661,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242AE

secondary

#A9C28A

accent

#D5539B

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#0F0913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242AE

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

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