#7E40C6#7E40C6
#7E40C6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.198 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E40C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 64, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 67.7%, 0%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.50, 52.63, -59.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.50, 79.69, 311.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.88% 0.1018 -0.1704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.88% 0.198 300.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6281, 12.1795, 54.6792) |
| Luminance | 0.1218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.53
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.84
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.92
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.14
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.85
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E40C6 #88C640
analogous
#4045C6 #7E40C6 #C140C6
triadic
#7E40C6 #C67E40 #40C67E
tetradic
#7E40C6 #C64045 #88C640 #40C6C1
square
#7E40C6 #C64045 #88C640 #40C6C1
split-complementary
#7E40C6 #C6C140 #45C640
monochromatic
#43206C #602E9B #7E40C6 #9E6FD4 #BE9EE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.11
#7E40C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#7E40C6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7E40C6
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E40C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E40C6 | 1.00 | 6.11 | 3.44 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6E5F7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e40c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 64, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.198 300.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a979d8',
500: '#7e40c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e40c6; $custom-light: #a979d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e40c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 64,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.761,
"s": 54.032,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51882,
"c": 0.19847,
"h": 300.9
},
"luminance": 0.1218
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E40C6
secondary
#B3CE93
accent
#DD4A99
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EEFA
border
#CEC9D3
text
#100915
muted
#7F7B83