#7A42AC#7A42AC

#7A42AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.166 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42AC
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 44.35, -47.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 65.09, 312.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.0962 -0.1347)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.166 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4190, 11.0127, 40.2297)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42AC #74AC42

analogous

#4542AC #7A42AC #AC42A9

triadic

#7A42AC #AC7A42 #42AC7A

tetradic

#7A42AC #AC4542 #74AC42 #42A9AC

square

#7A42AC #AC4542 #74AC42 #42A9AC

split-complementary

#7A42AC #A9AC42 #42AC45

monochromatic

#3B2054 #5B3180 #7A42AC #9867C5 #B693D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#7A42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#7A42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42AC

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42AC	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#085CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.166 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a479c5',
    500: '#7a42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42ac;
$custom-light: #a479c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.698,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49838,
    "c": 0.16556,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42AC

secondary

#A3C189

accent

#D45490

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42AC

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

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