#7B42AC#7B42AC

#7B42AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.166 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42AC
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 44.59, -47.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 65.11, 313.22°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.0976 -0.1341)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.166 306)
XYZ	xyz(17.5614, 11.0861, 40.2364)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42AC #73AC42

analogous

#4642AC #7B42AC #AC42A8

triadic

#7B42AC #AC7B42 #42AC7B

tetradic

#7B42AC #AC4642 #73AC42 #42A8AC

square

#7B42AC #AC4642 #73AC42 #42A8AC

split-complementary

#7B42AC #A8AC42 #42AC46

monochromatic

#3C2054 #5B3180 #7B42AC #9967C5 #B793D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#7B42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#7B42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42AC

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42AC	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)

#0A5CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#735771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.166 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579c5',
    500: '#7b42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42ac;
$custom-light: #a579c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.264,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49954,
    "c": 0.16583,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.11086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42AC

secondary

#A3C189

accent

#D4548F

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42AC

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

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