#7F42CE#7F42CE

#7F42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.205 H 299.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7F42CE
RGB	rgb(127, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(266, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 53.84, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 82.67, 310.63°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.205 299.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.8384, 12.8644, 59.7131)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7F42CE #91CE42

analogous

#424BCE #7F42CE #C542CE

triadic

#7F42CE #CE7F42 #42CE7F

tetradic

#7F42CE #CE424B #91CE42 #42CEC5

square

#7F42CE #CE424B #91CE42 #42CEC5

split-complementary

#7F42CE #CEC542 #4BCE42

monochromatic

#451F77 #612BA7 #7F42CE #A073DB #C1A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#7F42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#7F42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7F42CE

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7F42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7F42CE	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D6383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7f42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(127, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.205 299.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bde',
    500: '#7f42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7f42ce;
$custom-light: #aa7bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7f42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 127,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52849,
    "c": 0.20495,
    "h": 299.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7F42CE

secondary

#BAD498

accent

#E2469E

background

#FAF7FD

surface

#F5EEFB

border

#CFC9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7F42CE

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

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