#7242CF#7242CF

#7242CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.205 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242CF
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(260, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 51.65, -65.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 83.51, 308.20°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.0818 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.205 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1470, 11.9782, 60.2699)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242CF #9FCF42

analogous

#4258CF #7242CF #B942CF

triadic

#7242CF #CF7242 #42CF72

tetradic

#7242CF #CF4258 #9FCF42 #42CFB9

square

#7242CF #CF4258 #9FCF42 #42CFB9

split-complementary

#7242CF #CFB942 #58CF42

monochromatic

#3D1F78 #562BA9 #7242CF #9673DB #BBA4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#7242CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#7242CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242CF

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242CF	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#576583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.205 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a27adf',
    500: '#7242cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242cf;
$custom-light: #a27adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.426,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51558,
    "c": 0.20486,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242CF

secondary

#C0D598

accent

#E345AD

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242CF

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

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