#7A42AE#7A42AE

#7A42AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.168 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42AE
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(271, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(271, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 44.83, -48.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 66.14, 312.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.0962 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.168 305)
XYZ	xyz(17.6126, 11.0901, 41.2489)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42AE #76AE42

analogous

#4442AE #7A42AE #AE42AC

triadic

#7A42AE #AE7A42 #42AE7A

tetradic

#7A42AE #AE4442 #76AE42 #42ACAE

square

#7A42AE #AE4442 #76AE42 #42ACAE

split-complementary

#7A42AE #ACAE42 #42AE44

monochromatic

#3C2055 #5B3182 #7A42AE #9868C6 #B694D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#7A42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#7A42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42AE

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42AE	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#015CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.168 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a479c7',
    500: '#7a42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42ae;
$custom-light: #a479c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.111,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49974,
    "c": 0.16787,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.1109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42AE

secondary

#A5C28A

accent

#D55392

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42AE

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

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