#7E42C3#7E42C3

#7E42C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.193 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42C3
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 195)
HSL	hsl(268, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(268, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 66.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 50.90, -57.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 77.05, 311.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.193 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4004, 12.2721, 52.9132)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42C3 #87C342

analogous

#4246C3 #7E42C3 #BE42C3

triadic

#7E42C3 #C37E42 #42C37E

tetradic

#7E42C3 #C34246 #87C342 #42C3BE

square

#7E42C3 #C34246 #87C342 #42C3BE

split-complementary

#7E42C3 #C3BE42 #46C342

monochromatic

#432169 #603098 #7E42C3 #9E70D2 #BD9FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#7E42C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#7E42C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42C3

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42C3	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F5F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.193 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a87ad6',
    500: '#7e42c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42c3;
$custom-light: #a87ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.907,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51918,
    "c": 0.19257,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42C3

secondary

#B2CD94

accent

#DB4D99

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42C3

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

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