#9042BF#9042BF

#9042BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.193 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042BF
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 53.86, -52.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 75.00, 315.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.76% 0.1243 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(53.76% 0.193 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.8520, 13.5878, 50.6990)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042BF #71BF42

analogous

#5142BF #9042BF #BF42AF

triadic

#9042BF #BF9042 #42BF90

tetradic

#9042BF #BF5142 #71BF42 #42AFBF

square

#9042BF #BF5142 #71BF42 #42AFBF

split-complementary

#9042BF #AFBF42 #42BF51

monochromatic

#4C2265 #6E3292 #9042BF #AB70CE #C69DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9042BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9042BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042BF

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042BF	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3168BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.193 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47cd3',
    500: '#9042bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042bf;
$custom-light: #b47cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.44,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53756,
    "c": 0.1928,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042BF

secondary

#A7CA93

accent

#D94F83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042BF

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

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