#7E42CB#7E42CB
#7E42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.201 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E42CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 66, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.22, 52.89, -61.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.22, 81.16, 310.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.51% 0.099 -0.1755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.51% 0.201 299.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3292, 12.6436, 57.8051) |
| Luminance | 0.1264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.32
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.56
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.85
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.05
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.60
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E42CB #8FCB42
analogous
#424BCB #7E42CB #C242CB
triadic
#7E42CB #CB7E42 #42CB7E
tetradic
#7E42CB #CB424B #8FCB42 #42CBC2
square
#7E42CB #CB424B #8FCB42 #42CBC2
split-complementary
#7E42CB #CBC242 #4BCB42
monochromatic
#442073 #612DA3 #7E42CB #9F72D8 #C0A2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#7E42CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#7E42CB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7E42CB
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E42CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E42CB | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0063CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0062C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6C6281
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e42cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.201 299.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a97adc',
500: '#7e42cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e42cb; $custom-light: #a97adc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e42cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 66,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.277,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52513,
"c": 0.20149,
"h": 299.4
},
"luminance": 0.12644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E42CB
secondary
#B8D297
accent
#E0489D
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EEFB
border
#CEC9D4
text
#100915
muted
#7F7B83