#7242BD#7242BD

#7242BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.184 H 297.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242BD
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(263, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(263, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 46.87, -57.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 74.07, 309.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.0842 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.184 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0706, 11.1477, 49.3339)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Bluey Purple

#6241C7

ΔE00 3.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242BD #8DBD42

analogous

#424FBD #7242BD #B042BD

triadic

#7242BD #BD7242 #42BD72

tetradic

#7242BD #BD424F #8DBD42 #42BDB0

square

#7242BD #BD424F #8DBD42 #42BDB0

split-complementary

#7242BD #BDB042 #4FBD42

monochromatic

#3B2262 #573290 #7242BD #946FCD #B69DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#7242BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#7242BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242BD

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242BD	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#605E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.184 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a079d2',
    500: '#7242bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242bd;
$custom-light: #a079d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.415,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50161,
    "c": 0.1839,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242BD

secondary

#B3C992

accent

#D850A3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242BD

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

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