#9042CE#9042CE

#9042CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.208 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042CE
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 57.23, -59.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 82.40, 313.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.123 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.208 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5880, 14.2822, 59.8420)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042CE #80CE42

analogous

#4A42CE #9042CE #CE42C6

triadic

#9042CE #CE9042 #42CE90

tetradic

#9042CE #CE4A42 #80CE42 #42C6CE

square

#9042CE #CE4A42 #80CE42 #42C6CE

split-complementary

#9042CE #C6CE42 #42CE4A

monochromatic

#501F77 #702BA7 #9042CE #AD73DB #C9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9042CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9042CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042CE

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042CE	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#176ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.208 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57cde',
    500: '#9042ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042ce;
$custom-light: #b57cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5479,
    "c": 0.20831,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042CE

secondary

#B2D498

accent

#E2468B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042CE

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

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