#7242C4#7242C4

#7242C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.192 H 295.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242C4
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(262, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(262, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 48.72, -60.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 77.76, 308.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.69% 0.0833 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(50.69% 0.192 295.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8488, 11.4589, 53.4326)
Luminance	0.1146 (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

#7242C4 #94C442

analogous

#4253C4 #7242C4 #B342C4

triadic

#7242C4 #C47242 #42C472

tetradic

#7242C4 #C44253 #94C442 #42C4B3

square

#7242C4 #C44253 #94C442 #42C4B3

split-complementary

#7242C4 #C4B342 #53C442

monochromatic

#3C216A #573099 #7242C4 #9571D3 #B89FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#7242C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#7242C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242C4

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242C4	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.192 295.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a179d7',
    500: '#7242c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242c4;
$custom-light: #a179d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.154,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50694,
    "c": 0.1921,
    "h": 295.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242C4

secondary

#B8CE94

accent

#DC4CA7

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#0F0914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242C4

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

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