#7B42AE#7B42AE

#7B42AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.168 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42AE
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(272, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(272, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 45.07, -48.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 66.15, 312.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0975 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.168 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7549, 11.1635, 41.2556)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42AE #75AE42

analogous

#4542AE #7B42AE #AE42AB

triadic

#7B42AE #AE7B42 #42AE7B

tetradic

#7B42AE #AE4542 #75AE42 #42ABAE

square

#7B42AE #AE4542 #75AE42 #42ABAE

split-complementary

#7B42AE #ABAE42 #42AE45

monochromatic

#3C2055 #5C3182 #7B42AE #9968C6 #B794D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#7B42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#7B42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42AE

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42AE	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#035CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.168 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579c7',
    500: '#7b42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42ae;
$custom-light: #a579c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5009,
    "c": 0.16813,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42AE

secondary

#A4C28A

accent

#D55390

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42AE

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

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