#7A42D0#7A42D0

#7A42D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.207 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7A42D0
RGB	rgb(122, 66, 208)
HSL	hsl(264, 60%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 53.39, -64.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 83.81, 309.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.47% 0.0928 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(52.47% 0.207 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.3564, 12.5877, 60.9667)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7A42D0 #98D042

analogous

#4251D0 #7A42D0 #C142D0

triadic

#7A42D0 #D07A42 #42D07A

tetradic

#7A42D0 #D04251 #98D042 #42D0C1

square

#7A42D0 #D04251 #98D042 #42D0C1

split-complementary

#7A42D0 #D0C142 #51D042

monochromatic

#421E79 #5D2AAA #7A42D0 #9C73DC #BFA4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#7A42D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#7A42D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7A42D0

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7A42D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7A42D0	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#646484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7a42d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(122, 66, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.207 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77adf',
    500: '#7a42d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7a42d0;
$custom-light: #a77adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7a42d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 122,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.662,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52465,
    "c": 0.20657,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7A42D0

secondary

#BDD599

accent

#E344A5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7A42D0

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

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