#7B42BB#7B42BB

#7B42BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.183 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42BB
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(268, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 48.27, -54.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 72.94, 311.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0967 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.183 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0841, 11.6952, 48.2561)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42BB #82BB42

analogous

#4246BB #7B42BB #B742BB

triadic

#7B42BB #BB7B42 #42BB7B

tetradic

#7B42BB #BB4246 #82BB42 #42BBB7

square

#7B42BB #BB4246 #82BB42 #42BBB7

split-complementary

#7B42BB #BBB742 #46BB42

monochromatic

#3F2261 #5D328E #7B42BB #9A6ECC #BA9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#7B42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#7B42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42BB

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42BB	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#135FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E5D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.183 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a67ad0',
    500: '#7b42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42bb;
$custom-light: #a67ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.264,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51,
    "c": 0.18298,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42BB

secondary

#AEC891

accent

#D75098

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42BB

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

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