#7C42CC#7C42CC
#7C42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.202 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7C42CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(124, 66, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 52.75, -62.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 81.72, 310.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.37% 0.0961 -0.178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.37% 0.202 298.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1567, 12.5408, 58.4210) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.24
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.35
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.49
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.26
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.39
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7C42CC #92CC42
analogous
#424DCC #7C42CC #C142CC
triadic
#7C42CC #CC7C42 #42CC7C
tetradic
#7C42CC #CC424D #92CC42 #42CCC1
square
#7C42CC #CC424D #92CC42 #42CCC1
split-complementary
#7C42CC #CCC142 #4DCC42
monochromatic
#431F74 #5F2CA4 #7C42CC #9D72D9 #BFA2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#7C42CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#7C42CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7C42CC
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7C42CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7C42CC | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0063D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#696382
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7c42cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 66, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.202 298.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a87adc',
500: '#7c42cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7c42cc; $custom-light: #a87adc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7c42cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 124,
"g": 66,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 265.217,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52371,
"c": 0.20232,
"h": 298.4
},
"luminance": 0.12541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7C42CC
secondary
#BAD397
accent
#E147A0
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EEFB
border
#CEC9D4
text
#100915
muted
#7F7B83