#7242CD#7242CD

#7242CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.203 H 293.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242CD
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.03, 51.12, -64.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.03, 82.47, 308.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.0821 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.203 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9041, 11.8811, 58.9903)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242CD #9DCD42

analogous

#4258CD #7242CD #B742CD

triadic

#7242CD #CD7242 #42CD72

tetradic

#7242CD #CD4258 #9DCD42 #42CDB7

square

#7242CD #CD4258 #9DCD42 #42CDB7

split-complementary

#7242CD #CDB742 #58CD42

monochromatic

#3D1F76 #562CA6 #7242CD #9672DA #BAA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#7242CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#7242CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242CD

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242CD	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.203 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27add',
    500: '#7242cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242cd;
$custom-light: #a27add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.719,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51399,
    "c": 0.20255,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242CD

secondary

#BFD397

accent

#E146AC

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242CD

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

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