#7A42C2#7A42C2

#7A42C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.191 H 299.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42C2
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(266, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(266, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, 49.82, -58.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 76.59, 310.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.0946 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.191 299.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7095, 11.9289, 52.2926)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42C2 #8AC242

analogous

#424AC2 #7A42C2 #BA42C2

triadic

#7A42C2 #C27A42 #42C27A

tetradic

#7A42C2 #C2424A #8AC242 #42C2BA

square

#7A42C2 #C2424A #8AC242 #42C2BA

split-complementary

#7A42C2 #C2BA42 #4AC242

monochromatic

#402268 #5D3196 #7A42C2 #9B70D1 #BB9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#7A42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#7A42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42C2

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42C2	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A5F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.191 299.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a67ad5',
    500: '#7a42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42c2;
$custom-light: #a67ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.514,
    "c": 0.19077,
    "h": 299.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42C2

secondary

#B3CC94

accent

#DB4D9D

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42C2

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

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