#7C42CE#7C42CE

#7C42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.205 H 297.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7C42CE
RGB	rgb(124, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(265, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 53.26, -63.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 82.74, 310.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.0958 -0.1807)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.205 297.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3981, 12.6374, 59.6924)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7C42CE #94CE42

analogous

#424ECE #7C42CE #C242CE

triadic

#7C42CE #CE7C42 #42CE7C

tetradic

#7C42CE #CE424E #94CE42 #42CEC2

square

#7C42CE #CE424E #94CE42 #42CEC2

split-complementary

#7C42CE #CEC242 #4ECE42

monochromatic

#431F77 #5F2BA7 #7C42CE #9E73DB #BFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#7C42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#7C42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7C42CE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7C42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7C42CE	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7c42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.205 297.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87ade',
    500: '#7c42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7c42ce;
$custom-light: #a87ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7c42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 124,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.857,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52524,
    "c": 0.20456,
    "h": 297.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7C42CE

secondary

#BBD498

accent

#E246A1

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFB

border

#CEC9D4

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7C42CE

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

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