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Color reference#7E57C2Material Deep Purple 400

Color reference

Material Deep Purple 400

Color family
Purple
Recommended foreground
#FFFFFF

Calculated profile

What the numbers say

At 262° hue, Material Deep Purple 400 is a moderately saturated, mid-lightness, cool-hue sRGB color. Its relative luminance is 15.15%. For text on this background, #FFFFFF produces the stronger contrast at 5.21:1.

HSL lightness
55%
HSL saturation
47%
Relative luminance
15.15%
Hue group
cool-hue

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Copy-ready color formats

Equivalent CSS notations calculated from the same six-digit sRGB value, including perceptual OKLCH.

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Text contrast against this color

Ratios use WCAG relative luminance. Passing a ratio does not by itself certify an interface.

White text5.21:1
AA normal text
Pass
AA large text
Pass
AAA normal text
Fail
AAA large text
Pass
Black text4.03:1
AA normal text
Fail
AA large text
Pass
AAA normal text
Fail
AAA large text
Fail
Continue in the contrast labCheck #7E57C2 against another colorOpen the full WCAG pair checker with this color and its strongest black-or-white foreground already filled in.

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Calculated tints and shades

Tints mix the color with white; shades mix it with black in sRGB.

Tints

Shades

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Hue-wheel relationships

These colors keep the original HSL saturation and lightness while rotating hue. They are mathematical starting points, not automatic design recommendations.

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Opacity variants

Eight-digit HEX and modern rgb() alpha syntax for the same opacity.

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CSS starter

A small custom-property block using the calculated foreground with the stronger black-or-white contrast.

--color-material-deep-purple-400: #7E57C2;
--color-material-deep-purple-400-rgb: 126 87 194;
--color-material-deep-purple-400-hsl: 262 47% 55%;
--color-material-deep-purple-400-oklch: oklch(54.9% 0.1615 297.66);
color: #FFFFFF;
background-color: var(--color-material-deep-purple-400);

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08 / Verification

Where the values come from

The color name and HEX value are checked against the cited standard. RGB, HSL, HWB, luminance, and contrast are then calculated from that HEX value using published formulas.

Source for the name and HEX
Material Design 2014 color palette
License
Material Design documentation terms
Version
2014 Material Design color palettes

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