#7B42CD#7B42CD
#7B42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.203 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7B42CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(123, 66, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.02, 52.81, -63.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.02, 82.25, 309.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.34% 0.0946 -0.18) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.34% 0.203 297.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1332, 12.5148, 59.0480) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.02
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.31
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.34
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.06
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.58
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7B42CD #94CD42
analogous
#424ECD #7B42CD #C042CD
triadic
#7B42CD #CD7B42 #42CD7B
tetradic
#7B42CD #CD424E #94CD42 #42CDC0
square
#7B42CD #CD424E #94CD42 #42CDC0
split-complementary
#7B42CD #CDC042 #4ECD42
monochromatic
#431F76 #5E2CA6 #7B42CD #9D72DA #BFA3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#7B42CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#7B42CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7B42CD
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7B42CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7B42CD | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0063D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#676382
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7b42cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.203 297.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a77add',
500: '#7b42cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7b42cd; $custom-light: #a77add; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7b42cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 123,
"g": 66,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.604,
"s": 58.159,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52339,
"c": 0.20331,
"h": 297.7
},
"luminance": 0.12515
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7B42CD
secondary
#BBD397
accent
#E146A2
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EEFB
border
#CEC9D4
text
#100915
muted
#7F7B83