#7C42A0

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #7C42A0

Visually, #7C42A0 is defined as a moderate purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rebeccapurple. Its digital footprint relies on 124 parts red, 66 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 59% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C42A0
RGB124, 66, 160
HSL277.0°, 41.6%, 44.3%
CMYK22%, 59%, 0%, 37%
HSV277.0°, 58.7%, 62.7%
LAB39.1, 42.0, -41.3
XYZ16.6, 10.7, 34.5
Decimal8143520

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.14:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C42A0; }
.text-color { color: #7C42A0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C42A0; }

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