#7F42D0#7F42D0

#7F42D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.207 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7F42D0
RGB	rgb(127, 66, 208)
HSL	hsl(266, 60%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.9%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 54.34, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 83.69, 310.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53% 0.0997 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(53% 0.207 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0829, 12.9622, 61.0008)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7F42D0 #93D042

analogous

#424CD0 #7F42D0 #C642D0

triadic

#7F42D0 #D07F42 #42D07F

tetradic

#7F42D0 #D0424C #93D042 #42D0C6

square

#7F42D0 #D0424C #93D042 #42D0C6

split-complementary

#7F42D0 #D0C642 #4CD042

monochromatic

#451E79 #612AAA #7F42D0 #A073DC #C1A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#7F42D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#7F42D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7F42D0

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7F42D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7F42D0	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C6484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7f42d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(127, 66, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.207 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa7bdf',
    500: '#7f42d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7f42d0;
$custom-light: #aa7bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7f42d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 127,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.775,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53002,
    "c": 0.20715,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7F42D0

secondary

#BBD599

accent

#E3449F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7F42D0

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

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