#7F42CD#7F42CD

#7F42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.204 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7F42CD
RGB	rgb(127, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(266, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(38%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 53.59, -62.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 82.16, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.77% 0.1001 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(52.77% 0.204 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7173, 12.8160, 59.0753)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7F42CD #90CD42

analogous

#424ACD #7F42CD #C442CD

triadic

#7F42CD #CD7F42 #42CD7F

tetradic

#7F42CD #CD424A #90CD42 #42CDC4

square

#7F42CD #CD424A #90CD42 #42CDC4

split-complementary

#7F42CD #CDC442 #4ACD42

monochromatic

#451F76 #612CA6 #7F42CD #A072DA #C1A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#7F42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#7F42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7F42CD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7F42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7F42CD	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D6382

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7f42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(127, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.204 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bdd',
    500: '#7f42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7f42cd;
$custom-light: #aa7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7f42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 127,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.331,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52774,
    "c": 0.20385,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7F42CD

secondary

#B9D397

accent

#E1469D

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7F42CD

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

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