#7B42CE#7B42CE

#7B42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.204 H 297.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42CE
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(264, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 53.07, -63.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 82.76, 309.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.0945 -0.1813)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.204 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2543, 12.5633, 59.6857)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42CE #95CE42

analogous

#424FCE #7B42CE #C142CE

triadic

#7B42CE #CE7B42 #42CE7B

tetradic

#7B42CE #CE424F #95CE42 #42CEC1

square

#7B42CE #CE424F #95CE42 #42CEC1

split-complementary

#7B42CE #CEC142 #4FCE42

monochromatic

#431F77 #5E2BA7 #7B42CE #9D73DB #BFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#7B42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#7B42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42CE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42CE	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.204 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77ade',
    500: '#7b42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42ce;
$custom-light: #a77ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52416,
    "c": 0.20444,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42CE

secondary

#BBD498

accent

#E246A2

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42CE

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

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