#7242CB#7242CB

#7242CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.200 H 294.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242CB
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(261, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 50.58, -63.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 81.43, 308.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.0824 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.2 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6642, 11.7851, 57.7270)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.18

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242CB #9BCB42

analogous

#4256CB #7242CB #B642CB

triadic

#7242CB #CB7242 #42CB72

tetradic

#7242CB #CB4256 #9BCB42 #42CBB6

square

#7242CB #CB4256 #9BCB42 #42CBB6

split-complementary

#7242CB #CBB642 #56CB42

monochromatic

#3D2073 #562DA3 #7242CB #9672D8 #BAA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#7242CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#7242CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242CB

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242CB	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.200 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27adc',
    500: '#7242cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242cb;
$custom-light: #a27adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.022,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51241,
    "c": 0.20024,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242CB

secondary

#BDD297

accent

#E048AB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242CB

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

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