#7B42BE#7B42BE

#7B42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.186 H 301.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42BE
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(268, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(268, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.3%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 49.02, -56.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 74.50, 311.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.0964 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.186 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4086, 11.8250, 49.9651)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42BE #85BE42

analogous

#4247BE #7B42BE #B942BE

triadic

#7B42BE #BE7B42 #42BE7B

tetradic

#7B42BE #BE4247 #85BE42 #42BEB9

square

#7B42BE #BE4247 #85BE42 #42BEB9

split-complementary

#7B42BE #BEB942 #47BE42

monochromatic

#402263 #5E3291 #7B42BE #9B70CE #BB9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#7B42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#7B42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42BE

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42BE	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0760BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D5E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.186 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a67ad2',
    500: '#7b42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42be;
$custom-light: #a67ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.581,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51217,
    "c": 0.18639,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42BE

secondary

#B0CA92

accent

#D84F99

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42BE

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

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