#7F42CA#7F42CA

#7F42CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.201 H 300.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7F42CA
RGB	rgb(127, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(267, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.27, 52.84, -60.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.27, 80.63, 310.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% 0.1005 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.201 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3587, 12.6725, 57.1864)
Luminance	0.1267 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7F42CA #8DCA42

analogous

#4249CA #7F42CA #C342CA

triadic

#7F42CA #CA7F42 #42CA7F

tetradic

#7F42CA #CA4249 #8DCA42 #42CAC3

square

#7F42CA #CA4249 #8DCA42 #42CAC3

split-complementary

#7F42CA #CAC342 #49CA42

monochromatic

#452072 #612DA2 #7F42CA #9F72D7 #C0A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#7F42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#7F42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7F42CA

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7F42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7F42CA	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E6281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7f42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(127, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.201 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bdb',
    500: '#7f42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7f42ca;
$custom-light: #aa7bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7f42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 127,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.912,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52548,
    "c": 0.20052,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7F42CA

secondary

#B7D196

accent

#DF489C

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#100A15

muted

#7F7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7F42CA

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

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