#7E42AE#7E42AE

#7E42AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.169 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42AE
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(273, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(273, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.23, 45.79, -47.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.23, 66.19, 313.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1015 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.169 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1908, 11.3882, 41.2760)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42AE #72AE42

analogous

#4842AE #7E42AE #AE42A8

triadic

#7E42AE #AE7E42 #42AE7E

tetradic

#7E42AE #AE4842 #72AE42 #42A8AE

square

#7E42AE #AE4842 #72AE42 #42A8AE

split-complementary

#7E42AE #A8AE42 #42AE48

monochromatic

#3E2055 #5E3182 #7E42AE #9C68C6 #B994D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#7E42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#7E42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42AE

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42AE	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#085DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.169 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a77ac7',
    500: '#7e42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42ae;
$custom-light: #a77ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50442,
    "c": 0.16895,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42AE

secondary

#A3C28A

accent

#D5538D

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42AE

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

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