#7A42AD#7A42AD

#7A42AD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.167 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42AD
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(271, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(271, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.67, 44.59, -48.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.67, 65.62, 312.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.0962 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.167 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5154, 11.0512, 40.7374)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42AD #75AD42

analogous

#4542AD #7A42AD #AD42AB

triadic

#7A42AD #AD7A42 #42AD7A

tetradic

#7A42AD #AD4542 #75AD42 #42ABAD

square

#7A42AD #AD4542 #75AD42 #42ABAD

split-complementary

#7A42AD #ABAD42 #42AD45

monochromatic

#3C2054 #5B3181 #7A42AD #9867C5 #B693D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#7A42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#7A42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42AD

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42AD	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#055CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.167 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a479c6',
    500: '#7a42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42ad;
$custom-light: #a479c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.402,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49906,
    "c": 0.16671,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42AD

secondary

#A4C189

accent

#D45391

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42AD

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

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