#7E42D0#7E42D0

#7E42D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.207 H 298.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7E42D0
RGB	rgb(126, 66, 208)
HSL	hsl(265, 60%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(265, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 54.15, -63.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 83.72, 310.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% 0.0983 -0.1822)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.207 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9347, 12.8858, 60.9938)
Luminance	0.1289 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7E42D0 #94D042

analogous

#424DD0 #7E42D0 #C542D0

triadic

#7E42D0 #D07E42 #42D07E

tetradic

#7E42D0 #D0424D #94D042 #42D0C5

square

#7E42D0 #D0424D #94D042 #42D0C5

split-complementary

#7E42D0 #D0C542 #4DD042

monochromatic

#451E79 #602AAA #7E42D0 #9F73DC #C1A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#7E42D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#7E42D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7E42D0

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7E42D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7E42D0	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A6484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7e42d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 66, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.207 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bdf',
    500: '#7e42d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7e42d0;
$custom-light: #aa7bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7e42d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 126,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.352,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52893,
    "c": 0.20702,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7E42D0

secondary

#BCD599

accent

#E344A0

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7E42D0

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

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