#7E40B2#7E40B2
#7E40B2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.176 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E40B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 64, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 47%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.11, 47.77, -50.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.11, 69.41, 313.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.44% 0.1038 -0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.44% 0.176 306.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4717, 11.3169, 43.3221) |
| Luminance | 0.1132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 4.84
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.28
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.62
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.24
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.56
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E40B2 #74B240
analogous
#4540B2 #7E40B2 #B240AD
triadic
#7E40B2 #B27E40 #40B27E
tetradic
#7E40B2 #B24540 #74B240 #40ADB2
square
#7E40B2 #B24540 #74B240 #40ADB2
split-complementary
#7E40B2 #ADB240 #40B245
monochromatic
#3E2058 #5E3085 #7E40B2 #9C67C8 #B994D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.44
#7E40B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#7E40B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7E40B2
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E40B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E40B2 | 1.00 | 6.44 | 3.26 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#265FAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#755873
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e40b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 64, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.176 306.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a779ca',
500: '#7e40b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e40b2; $custom-light: #a779ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e40b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 64,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.632,
"s": 47.107,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5044,
"c": 0.17631,
"h": 306.1
},
"luminance": 0.11317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E40B2
secondary
#A4C48A
accent
#D7518E
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F4EDF8
border
#CEC8D1
text
#100913
muted
#7F7B82