#7E42BE#7E42BE

#7E42BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.187 H 302.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42BE
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(269, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(269, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 49.66, -55.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 74.48, 311.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.1005 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.187 302.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8445, 12.0497, 49.9856)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42BE #82BE42

analogous

#4244BE #7E42BE #BC42BE

triadic

#7E42BE #BE7E42 #42BE7E

tetradic

#7E42BE #BE4244 #82BE42 #42BEBC

square

#7E42BE #BE4244 #82BE42 #42BEBC

split-complementary

#7E42BE #BEBC42 #44BE42

monochromatic

#422263 #603291 #7E42BE #9D70CE #BC9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#7E42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#7E42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42BE

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42BE	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1261BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#715D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.187 302.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87ad2',
    500: '#7e42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42be;
$custom-light: #a87ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.032,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51555,
    "c": 0.18696,
    "h": 302.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42BE

secondary

#AFCA92

accent

#D84F96

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42BE

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

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