#7C42D2#7C42D2

#7C42D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.209 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7C42D2
RGB	rgb(124, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(264, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(264, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(41%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 54.27, -65.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 84.79, 309.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.0952 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.209 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.8902, 12.8343, 62.2842)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7C42D2 #98D242

analogous

#4250D2 #7C42D2 #C442D2

triadic

#7C42D2 #D27C42 #42D27C

tetradic

#7C42D2 #D24250 #98D242 #42D2C4

square

#7C42D2 #D24250 #98D242 #42D2C4

split-complementary

#7C42D2 #D2C442 #50D242

monochromatic

#441E7C #5F29AD #7C42D2 #9E73DE #C1A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#7C42D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#7C42D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7C42D2

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7C42D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7C42D2	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#666585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7c42d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(124, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.209 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87be1',
    500: '#7c42d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7c42d2;
$custom-light: #a87be1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7c42d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 124,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.167,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52833,
    "c": 0.20901,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7C42D2

secondary

#BED799

accent

#E543A4

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#100A15

muted

#7F7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7C42D2

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

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