#7242CA#7242CA

#7242CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.199 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242CA
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(261, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 50.31, -63.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 80.91, 308.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.0825 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.199 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5454, 11.7376, 57.1014)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.17

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242CA #9ACA42

analogous

#4256CA #7242CA #B642CA

triadic

#7242CA #CA7242 #42CA72

tetradic

#7242CA #CA4256 #9ACA42 #42CAB6

square

#7242CA #CA4256 #9ACA42 #42CAB6

split-complementary

#7242CA #CAB642 #56CA42

monochromatic

#3D2072 #562DA2 #7242CA #9672D7 #B9A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#7242CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#7242CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242CA

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242CA	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A6381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.199 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a17adb',
    500: '#7242ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242ca;
$custom-light: #a17adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.176,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51162,
    "c": 0.19909,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242CA

secondary

#BDD196

accent

#DF48AA

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242CA

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

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