#9042CD#9042CD

#9042CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.207 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042CD
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 57.00, -58.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 81.91, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1231 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.207 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4669, 14.2337, 59.2042)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042CD #7FCD42

analogous

#4A42CD #9042CD #CD42C4

triadic

#9042CD #CD9042 #42CD90

tetradic

#9042CD #CD4A42 #7FCD42 #42C4CD

square

#9042CD #CD4A42 #7FCD42 #42C4CD

split-complementary

#9042CD #C4CD42 #42CD4A

monochromatic

#501F76 #702CA6 #9042CD #AC72DA #C9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#9042CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9042CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042CD

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042CD	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.207 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cdd',
    500: '#9042cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042cd;
$custom-light: #b57cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.669,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54719,
    "c": 0.20729,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042CD

secondary

#B2D397

accent

#E1468A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042CD

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

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