#7a42f2

Color #7a42f2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class violet-600 #7f22fe · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#7a42f2

RGB

rgb(122, 66, 242)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 87.1%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 72.7%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.6%, 72.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(44.86, 62.22, -79.51)

LCH

lch(44.86, 100.96, 308.04)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.244, 290.66)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 25.9%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baf242

Analogous

#4262f2

#7a42f2

#d242f2

Triadic

#7a42f2

#f27a42

#42f27a

Split-complementary

#7a42f2

#f2d242

#62f242

Tetradic

#7a42f2

#f242ba

#baf242

#42f27a

Square

#7a42f2

#f24262

#baf242

#42f2d2

Shades

Color #7a42f2 mixed toward black.

#5812ef

#460dc0

#350a90

#230760

#120330

Tints

Color #7a42f2 mixed toward white.

#9062f4

#a681f6

#bda1f8

#d3c0fb

#e9e0fd

Tones

Color #7a42f2 mixed toward gray.

#7f51e3

#855fd5

#8a6ec6

#8f7db7

#958ba9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6666d8 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#696dd1 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#78c0ba · ΔE 43.4

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 30.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #7a42f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7a42f2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#7a42f2 (#7a42f2) is rgb(122, 66, 242) in RGB.

No, #7a42f2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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