#9042CC#9042CC

#9042CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.206 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042CC
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, 56.78, -58.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 81.41, 314.22°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1232 -0.1654)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.206 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3466, 14.1856, 58.5705)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042CC #7ECC42

analogous

#4B42CC #9042CC #CC42C3

triadic

#9042CC #CC9042 #42CC90

tetradic

#9042CC #CC4B42 #7ECC42 #42C3CC

square

#9042CC #CC4B42 #7ECC42 #42C3CC

split-complementary

#9042CC #C3CC42 #42CC4B

monochromatic

#4F1F74 #702CA4 #9042CC #AC72D9 #C9A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9042CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9042CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042CC

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042CC	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.206 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cdc',
    500: '#9042cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042cc;
$custom-light: #b57cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.913,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54649,
    "c": 0.20625,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042CC

secondary

#B1D397

accent

#E1478A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042CC

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

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