#7C42CD#7C42CD

#7C42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.203 H 298.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7C42CD
RGB	rgb(124, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(265, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 53.00, -62.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 82.23, 310.13°)
OKLab	oklab(52.45% 0.096 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(52.45% 0.203 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.2770, 12.5890, 59.0547)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7C42CD #93CD42

analogous

#424DCD #7C42CD #C142CD

triadic

#7C42CD #CD7C42 #42CD7C

tetradic

#7C42CD #CD424D #93CD42 #42CDC1

square

#7C42CD #CD424D #93CD42 #42CDC1

split-complementary

#7C42CD #CDC142 #4DCD42

monochromatic

#431F76 #5F2CA6 #7C42CD #9E72DA #BFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#7C42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#7C42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7C42CD

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7C42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7C42CD	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7c42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.203 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87add',
    500: '#7c42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7c42cd;
$custom-light: #a87add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7c42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 124,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.036,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52447,
    "c": 0.20344,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7C42CD

secondary

#BAD397

accent

#E146A1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7C42CD

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

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