#7C42C4#7C42C4

#7C42C4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.193 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7C42C4
RGB	rgb(124, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(267, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(267, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 50.73, -58.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 77.59, 310.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.0972 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.193 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2218, 12.1669, 53.4969)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7C42C4 #8AC442

analogous

#4249C4 #7C42C4 #BD42C4

triadic

#7C42C4 #C47C42 #42C47C

tetradic

#7C42C4 #C44249 #8AC442 #42C4BD

square

#7C42C4 #C44249 #8AC442 #42C4BD

split-complementary

#7C42C4 #C4BD42 #49C442

monochromatic

#42216A #5F3099 #7C42C4 #9C71D3 #BD9FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#7C42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#7C42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7C42C4

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7C42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7C42C4	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C607D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7c42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.193 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77ad7',
    500: '#7c42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7c42c4;
$custom-light: #a77ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7c42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 124,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.769,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51769,
    "c": 0.19335,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7C42C4

secondary

#B4CE94

accent

#DC4C9C

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7C42C4

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

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