#9042BE#9042BE

#9042BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.192 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042BE
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.57, 53.64, -51.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.57, 74.51, 316.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.1244 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.192 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7423, 13.5439, 50.1214)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042BE #70BE42

analogous

#5242BE #9042BE #BE42AE

triadic

#9042BE #BE9042 #42BE90

tetradic

#9042BE #BE5242 #70BE42 #42AEBE

square

#9042BE #BE5242 #70BE42 #42AEBE

split-complementary

#9042BE #AEBE42 #42BE52

monochromatic

#4B2263 #6E3291 #9042BE #AB70CE #C59DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#9042BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9042BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042BE

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042BE	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3268BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.192 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bd2',
    500: '#9042be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042be;
$custom-light: #b47bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.742,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53689,
    "c": 0.19177,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042BE

secondary

#A7CA92

accent

#D84F82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042BE

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

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