#9042CA#9042CA

#9042CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.204 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042CA
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 56.32, -57.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 80.43, 314.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1234 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.204 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1082, 14.0903, 57.3153)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042CA #7CCA42

analogous

#4C42CA #9042CA #CA42C0

triadic

#9042CA #CA9042 #42CA90

tetradic

#9042CA #CA4C42 #7CCA42 #42C0CA

square

#9042CA #CA4C42 #7CCA42 #42C0CA

split-complementary

#9042CA #C0CA42 #42CA4C

monochromatic

#4F2072 #702DA2 #9042CA #AC72D7 #C8A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#9042CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9042CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042CA

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042CA	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206AC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.204 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cdb',
    500: '#9042ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042ca;
$custom-light: #b57cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.412,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54509,
    "c": 0.20418,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042CA

secondary

#B0D196

accent

#DF4889

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042CA

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

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