#9042AE#9042AE
#9042AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.175 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9042AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(144, 66, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 45%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 62%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.59, 50.17, -43.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.59, 66.66, 318.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.66% 0.1249 -0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.66% 0.175 315.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0886, 12.8824, 41.4119) |
| Luminance | 0.1288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.53
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.46
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.09
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.82
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.84
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9042AE #60AE42
analogous
#5A42AE #9042AE #AE4296
triadic
#9042AE #AE9042 #42AE90
tetradic
#9042AE #AE5A42 #60AE42 #4296AE
square
#9042AE #AE5A42 #60AE42 #4296AE
split-complementary
#9042AE #96AE42 #42AE5A
monochromatic
#472055 #6B3182 #9042AE #AB68C6 #C494D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#9042AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#9042AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9042AE
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9042AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9042AE | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.58 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E60B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4167AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E5572
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9042ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.175 315.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37bc7',
500: '#9042ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9042ae; $custom-light: #b37bc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9042ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 144,
"g": 66,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.333,
"s": 45,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5266,
"c": 0.17532,
"h": 315.4
},
"luminance": 0.12882
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9042AE
secondary
#99C28A
accent
#D55377
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#110A13
muted
#807C82