#7E42C6#7E42C6

#7E42C6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.196 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42C6
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 198)
HSL	hsl(267, 54%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.86, 51.64, -59.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.86, 78.60, 311.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.0997 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.196 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7430, 12.4091, 54.7175)
Luminance	0.1241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42C6 #8AC642

analogous

#4248C6 #7E42C6 #C042C6

triadic

#7E42C6 #C67E42 #42C67E

tetradic

#7E42C6 #C64248 #8AC642 #42C6C0

square

#7E42C6 #C64248 #8AC642 #42C6C0

split-complementary

#7E42C6 #C6C042 #48C642

monochromatic

#43216D #602F9C #7E42C6 #9E71D4 #BEA0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#7E42C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#7E42C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42C6

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42C6	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E607E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.196 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97ad8',
    500: '#7e42c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42c6;
$custom-light: #a97ad8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 53.659,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52139,
    "c": 0.19592,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42C6

secondary

#B5CF95

accent

#DD4B9B

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F4EEFA

border

#CEC9D3

text

#100915

muted

#7F7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42C6

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

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