#7B42D5#7B42D5

#7B42D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.212 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7B42D5
RGB	rgb(123, 66, 213)
HSL	hsl(263, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(263, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.3%, 69%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 54.86, -66.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 86.35, 309.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.0933 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.212 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1237, 12.9110, 64.2643)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7B42D5 #9CD542

analogous

#4253D5 #7B42D5 #C442D5

triadic

#7B42D5 #D57B42 #42D57B

tetradic

#7B42D5 #D54253 #9CD542 #42D5C4

square

#7B42D5 #D54253 #9CD542 #42D5C4

split-complementary

#7B42D5 #D5C442 #53D542

monochromatic

#431C80 #5D28B2 #7B42D5 #9E74E0 #C1A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#7B42D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#7B42D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7B42D5

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7B42D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7B42D5	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#636687

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7b42d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(123, 66, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.212 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87be3',
    500: '#7b42d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7b42d5;
$custom-light: #a87be3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7b42d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 123,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.265,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52962,
    "c": 0.21225,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7B42D5

secondary

#C0D89A

accent

#E741A6

background

#FAF7FE

surface

#F4EEFC

border

#CEC9D5

text

#100A16

muted

#7F7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #7B42D5

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

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