#7A42CD#7A42CD

#7A42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.203 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42CD
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(264, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 52.62, -63.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 82.27, 309.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.23% 0.0932 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(52.23% 0.203 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9909, 12.4414, 59.0413)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42CD #95CD42

analogous

#424FCD #7A42CD #C042CD

triadic

#7A42CD #CD7A42 #42CD7A

tetradic

#7A42CD #CD424F #95CD42 #42CDC0

square

#7A42CD #CD424F #95CD42 #42CDC0

split-complementary

#7A42CD #CDC042 #4FCD42

monochromatic

#421F76 #5D2CA6 #7A42CD #9C72DA #BEA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#7A42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#7A42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42CD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42CD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.203 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77add',
    500: '#7a42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42cd;
$custom-light: #a77add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.173,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52232,
    "c": 0.2032,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42CD

secondary

#BBD397

accent

#E146A3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42CD

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

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