#7E2AAE#7E2AAE
#7E2AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.200 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E2AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 42, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 75.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.27, 56.81, -54.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.27, 78.51, 316.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.61% 0.1277 -0.1537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.61% 0.2 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0706, 9.1479, 40.9026) |
| Luminance | 0.0915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.47
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.04
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.71
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.61
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 7.08
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E2AAE #5AAE2A
analogous
#3C2AAE #7E2AAE #AE2A9C
triadic
#7E2AAE #AE7E2A #2AAE7E
tetradic
#7E2AAE #AE3C2A #5AAE2A #2A9CAE
square
#7E2AAE #AE3C2A #5AAE2A #2A9CAE
split-complementary
#7E2AAE #9CAE2A #2AAE3C
monochromatic
#37124B #5A1E7D #7E2AAE #9E43D2 #B875DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.42
#7E2AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#7E2AAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7E2AAE
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E2AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E2AAE | 1.00 | 7.42 | 2.83 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0056AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#774A6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e2aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 42, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.200 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a86dc7',
500: '#7e2aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e2aae; $custom-light: #a86dc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e2aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 42,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.182,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47608,
"c": 0.19979,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.09148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E2AAE
secondary
#8EC56F
accent
#E4447E
background
#FAF6FC
surface
#F4ECF8
border
#CEC7D1
text
#100713
muted
#7F7A82