#9042BB#9042BB

#9042BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.189 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042BB
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 52.98, -50.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 73.03, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1246 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.189 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4178, 13.4141, 48.4123)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042BB #6DBB42

analogous

#5442BB #9042BB #BB42A9

triadic

#9042BB #BB9042 #42BB90

tetradic

#9042BB #BB5442 #6DBB42 #42A9BB

square

#9042BB #BB5442 #6DBB42 #42A9BB

split-complementary

#9042BB #A9BB42 #42BB54

monochromatic

#4A2261 #6D328E #9042BB #AB6ECC #C59CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#9042BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9042BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042BB

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042BB	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3568B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.189 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bd0',
    500: '#9042bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042bb;
$custom-light: #b47bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.678,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5349,
    "c": 0.18867,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042BB

secondary

#A4C891

accent

#D75080

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042BB

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

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