#7A42CE#7A42CE

#7A42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.204 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42CE
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(264, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.8%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 52.87, -63.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 82.79, 309.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.0931 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.204 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1119, 12.4899, 59.6790)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42CE #96CE42

analogous

#4250CE #7A42CE #C042CE

triadic

#7A42CE #CE7A42 #42CE7A

tetradic

#7A42CE #CE4250 #96CE42 #42CEC0

square

#7A42CE #CE4250 #96CE42 #42CEC0

split-complementary

#7A42CE #CEC042 #50CE42

monochromatic

#421F77 #5D2BA7 #7A42CE #9C73DB #BEA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#7A42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#7A42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42CE

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42CE	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.204 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77ade',
    500: '#7a42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42ce;
$custom-light: #a77ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5231,
    "c": 0.20432,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42CE

secondary

#BCD498

accent

#E246A4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42CE

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

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