#7C42AA#7C42AA

#7C42AA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.164 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7C42AA
RGB	rgb(124, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(273, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(273, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 44.35, -46.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 64.08, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.099 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.164 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5146, 11.0840, 39.2392)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7C42AA #70AA42

analogous

#4842AA #7C42AA #AA42A4

triadic

#7C42AA #AA7C42 #42AA7C

tetradic

#7C42AA #AA4842 #70AA42 #42A4AA

square

#7C42AA #AA4842 #70AA42 #42A4AA

split-complementary

#7C42AA #A4AA42 #42AA48

monochromatic

#3C2052 #5C317E #7C42AA #9A66C3 #B792D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#7C42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#7C42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7C42AA

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7C42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7C42AA	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#115BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#755770

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7c42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.164 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a579c4',
    500: '#7c42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7c42aa;
$custom-light: #a579c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7c42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 124,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.462,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49938,
    "c": 0.16383,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7C42AA

secondary

#A1C088

accent

#D4548D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7C42AA

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

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