#7242C8#7242C8
#7242C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.197 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7242C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(114, 66, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.64, 49.78, -62.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.64, 79.86, 308.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.01% 0.0828 -0.1785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.01% 0.197 294.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3102, 11.6435, 55.8624) |
| Luminance | 0.1164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 2.73
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.14
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 4.64
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.05
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.18
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7242C8 #98C842
analogous
#4255C8 #7242C8 #B542C8
triadic
#7242C8 #C87242 #42C872
tetradic
#7242C8 #C84255 #98C842 #42C8B5
square
#7242C8 #C84255 #98C842 #42C8B5
split-complementary
#7242C8 #C8B542 #55C842
monochromatic
#3D206F #562E9F #7242C8 #9571D6 #B9A1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.31
#7242C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#7242C8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7242C8
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7242C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7242C8 | 1.00 | 6.31 | 3.33 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005EC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5B627F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7242c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.197 294.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a17ada',
500: '#7242c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7242c8; $custom-light: #a17ada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7242c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 114,
"g": 66,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.493,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51005,
"c": 0.19676,
"h": 294.9
},
"luminance": 0.11644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7242C8
secondary
#BBD096
accent
#DE4AA9
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EEFB
border
#CEC9D4
text
#100915
muted
#7F7B83