#7B42D2#7B42D2

#7B42D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.209 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42D2
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(264, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 54.09, -65.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 84.81, 309.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.73% 0.0938 -0.1866)
OKLCH	oklch(52.73% 0.209 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7464, 12.7601, 62.2775)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42D2 #99D242

analogous

#4251D2 #7B42D2 #C342D2

triadic

#7B42D2 #D27B42 #42D27B

tetradic

#7B42D2 #D24251 #99D242 #42D2C3

square

#7B42D2 #D24251 #99D242 #42D2C3

split-complementary

#7B42D2 #D2C342 #51D242

monochromatic

#431E7C #5E29AD #7B42D2 #9E73DE #C0A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#7B42D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#7B42D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42D2

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42D2	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#656585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.209 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87ae1',
    500: '#7b42d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42d2;
$custom-light: #a87ae1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.75,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52727,
    "c": 0.20891,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42D2

secondary

#BED799

accent

#E543A5

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42D2

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

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