#7E42CD#7E42CD

#7E42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.204 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42CD
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(266, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 53.39, -62.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 82.18, 310.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.0987 -0.1782)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.204 299)
XYZ	xyz(21.5691, 12.7396, 59.0684)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42CD #91CD42

analogous

#424BCD #7E42CD #C342CD

triadic

#7E42CD #CD7E42 #42CD7E

tetradic

#7E42CD #CD424B #91CD42 #42CDC3

square

#7E42CD #CD424B #91CD42 #42CDC3

split-complementary

#7E42CD #CDC342 #4BCD42

monochromatic

#441F76 #612CA6 #7E42CD #9F72DA #C0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#7E42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#7E42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42CD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42CD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.204 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97bdd',
    500: '#7e42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42cd;
$custom-light: #a97bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.899,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52664,
    "c": 0.2037,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.1274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42CD

secondary

#B9D397

accent

#E1469E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#100A15

muted

#7F7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42CD

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

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