#7242CC#7242CC

#7242CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.201 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242CC
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.95, 50.85, -64.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.95, 81.95, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0823 -0.1838)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.201 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.7838, 11.8329, 58.3567)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242CC #9CCC42

analogous

#4257CC #7242CC #B742CC

triadic

#7242CC #CC7242 #42CC72

tetradic

#7242CC #CC4257 #9CCC42 #42CCB7

square

#7242CC #CC4257 #9CCC42 #42CCB7

split-complementary

#7242CC #CCB742 #57CC42

monochromatic

#3D1F74 #562CA4 #7242CC #9672D9 #BAA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#7242CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#7242CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242CC

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242CC	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#596482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.201 294.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5132,
    "c": 0.2014,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242CC

secondary

#BED397

accent

#E147AB

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242CC

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

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