#7E42CF#7E42CF

#7E42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.206 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42CF
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(266, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 53.89, -63.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 83.21, 310.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.0984 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.206 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8120, 12.8367, 60.3479)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42CF #93CF42

analogous

#424CCF #7E42CF #C542CF

triadic

#7E42CF #CF7E42 #42CF7E

tetradic

#7E42CF #CF424C #93CF42 #42CFC5

square

#7E42CF #CF424C #93CF42 #42CFC5

split-complementary

#7E42CF #CFC542 #4CCF42

monochromatic

#451F78 #612BA9 #7E42CF #9F73DB #C1A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#7E42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#7E42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42CF

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42CF	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B6483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.206 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97bdf',
    500: '#7e42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42cf;
$custom-light: #a97bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.532,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52817,
    "c": 0.20591,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42CF

secondary

#BBD598

accent

#E345A0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42CF

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

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