#7A42AA#7A42AA

#7A42AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.163 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42AA
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(272, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(272, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.47, 43.86, -46.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.47, 64.04, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.0963 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.163 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2284, 10.9364, 39.2257)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42AA #72AA42

analogous

#4642AA #7A42AA #AA42A6

triadic

#7A42AA #AA7A42 #42AA7A

tetradic

#7A42AA #AA4642 #72AA42 #42A6AA

square

#7A42AA #AA4642 #72AA42 #42A6AA

split-complementary

#7A42AA #A6AA42 #42AA46

monochromatic

#3B2052 #5A317E #7A42AA #9866C3 #B692D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#7A42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#7A42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42AA

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42AA	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.163 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a479c4',
    500: '#7a42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42aa;
$custom-light: #a479c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49703,
    "c": 0.16326,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42AA

secondary

#A2C088

accent

#D4548F

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#0F0913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42AA

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

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