#7B42CF#7B42CF

#7B42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.206 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42CF
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(264, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(264, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 53.32, -63.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 83.28, 309.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.0943 -0.1826)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.206 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3762, 12.6120, 60.3275)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42CF #96CF42

analogous

#424FCF #7B42CF #C142CF

triadic

#7B42CF #CF7B42 #42CF7B

tetradic

#7B42CF #CF424F #96CF42 #42CFC1

square

#7B42CF #CF424F #96CF42 #42CFC1

split-complementary

#7B42CF #CFC142 #4FCF42

monochromatic

#431F78 #5E2BA9 #7B42CF #9D73DB #BFA4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#7B42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#7B42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42CF

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42CF	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.206 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87adf',
    500: '#7b42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42cf;
$custom-light: #a87adf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.255,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52494,
    "c": 0.20556,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42CF

secondary

#BCD598

accent

#E345A3

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42CF

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

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