#7242BC#7242BC

#7242BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.183 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242BC
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(264, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(264, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 46.61, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 73.54, 309.33°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0843 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.183 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9624, 11.1044, 48.7642)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 3.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242BC #8CBC42

analogous

#424FBC #7242BC #AF42BC

triadic

#7242BC #BC7242 #42BC72

tetradic

#7242BC #BC424F #8CBC42 #42BCAF

square

#7242BC #BC424F #8CBC42 #42BCAF

split-complementary

#7242BC #BCAF42 #4FBC42

monochromatic

#3B2261 #57328F #7242BC #946FCC #B59CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#7242BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#7242BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242BC

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242BC	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.183 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079d1',
    500: '#7242bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242bc;
$custom-light: #a079d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.607,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50086,
    "c": 0.18273,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242BC

secondary

#B3C991

accent

#D850A2

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242BC

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

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