#7242D4#7242D4

#7242D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.211 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7242D4
RGB	rgb(114, 66, 212)
HSL	hsl(260, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 68.9%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.57, 52.99, -67.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.57, 86.10, 307.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.081 -0.1944)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.211 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7680, 12.2266, 63.5403)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7242D4 #A4D442

analogous

#425BD4 #7242D4 #BB42D4

triadic

#7242D4 #D47242 #42D472

tetradic

#7242D4 #D4425B #A4D442 #42D4BB

square

#7242D4 #D4425B #A4D442 #42D4BB

split-complementary

#7242D4 #D4BB42 #5BD442

monochromatic

#3D1D7F #5528B1 #7242D4 #9774DF #BCA6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#7242D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#7242D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7242D4

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7242D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7242D4	1.00	6.10	3.45	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#546786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7242d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 66, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.211 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a37ae2',
    500: '#7242d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7242d4;
$custom-light: #a37ae2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7242d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.726,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51961,
    "c": 0.2106,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7242D4

secondary

#C3D89A

accent

#E642B0

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFC

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #7242D4

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

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