#7E40CE#7E40CE

#7E40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.207 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E40CE
RGB	rgb(126, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(266, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(266, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 54.62, -63.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 83.77, 310.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.49% 0.1006 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(52.49% 0.207 299)
XYZ	xyz(21.5754, 12.5584, 59.6679)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E40CE #90CE40

analogous

#4049CE #7E40CE #C540CE

triadic

#7E40CE #CE7E40 #40CE7E

tetradic

#7E40CE #CE4049 #90CE40 #40CEC5

square

#7E40CE #CE4049 #90CE40 #40CEC5

split-complementary

#7E40CE #CEC540 #49CE40

monochromatic

#441E75 #612BA6 #7E40CE #9F71DA #C0A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#7E40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#7E40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E40CE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E40CE	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.207 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a979de',
    500: '#7e40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e40ce;
$custom-light: #a979de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.197,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52489,
    "c": 0.20725,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.12559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E40CE

secondary

#B9D496

accent

#E2459E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E40CE

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

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