#7E42AC#7E42AC

#7E42AC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.167 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42AC
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(274, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(274, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.10, 45.31, -46.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.10, 65.16, 314.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.1016 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.167 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9973, 11.3108, 40.2568)
Luminance	0.1131 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42AC #70AC42

analogous

#4942AC #7E42AC #AC42A5

triadic

#7E42AC #AC7E42 #42AC7E

tetradic

#7E42AC #AC4942 #70AC42 #42A5AC

square

#7E42AC #AC4942 #70AC42 #42A5AC

split-complementary

#7E42AC #A5AC42 #42AC49

monochromatic

#3D2054 #5E3180 #7E42AC #9C67C5 #B993D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#7E42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#7E42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42AC

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42AC	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)

#0F5CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.167 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77ac5',
    500: '#7e42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42ac;
$custom-light: #a77ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.962,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50308,
    "c": 0.1667,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42AC

secondary

#A1C189

accent

#D4548B

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42AC

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

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