#7242CE#7242CE

#7242CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.204 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242CE
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(261, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, 51.38, -65.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 82.99, 308.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.0819 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.204 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0252, 11.9295, 59.6281)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242CE #9ECE42

analogous

#4258CE #7242CE #B842CE

triadic

#7242CE #CE7242 #42CE72

tetradic

#7242CE #CE4258 #9ECE42 #42CEB8

square

#7242CE #CE4258 #9ECE42 #42CEB8

split-complementary

#7242CE #CEB842 #58CE42

monochromatic

#3D1F77 #562BA7 #7242CE #9673DB #BBA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#7242CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#7242CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242CE

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242CE	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#586483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.204 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27ade',
    500: '#7242ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242ce;
$custom-light: #a27ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51479,
    "c": 0.20371,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242CE

secondary

#BFD498

accent

#E246AC

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242CE

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

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