#7F42CC#7F42CC
#7F42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.203 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7F42CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(127, 66, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.41, 53.34, -61.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.41, 81.65, 310.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.7% 0.1003 -0.1762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.7% 0.203 299.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5970, 12.7679, 58.4416) |
| Luminance | 0.1277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.20
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.55
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.91
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.03
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 5.65
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7F42CC #8FCC42
analogous
#424ACC #7F42CC #C442CC
triadic
#7F42CC #CC7F42 #42CC7F
tetradic
#7F42CC #CC424A #8FCC42 #42CCC4
square
#7F42CC #CC424A #8FCC42 #42CCC4
split-complementary
#7F42CC #CCC442 #4ACC42
monochromatic
#451F74 #612CA4 #7F42CC #A072D9 #C0A2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#7F42CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#7F42CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7F42CC
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7F42CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7F42CC | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6D6282
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7f42cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(127, 66, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.203 299.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aa7bdc',
500: '#7f42cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7f42cc; $custom-light: #aa7bdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7f42cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 127,
"g": 66,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.522,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52698,
"c": 0.20274,
"h": 299.6
},
"luminance": 0.12768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7F42CC
secondary
#B8D397
accent
#E1479D
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F5EEFB
border
#CFC9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83