#9042CF#9042CF

#9042CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.209 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042CF
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 57.46, -59.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 82.89, 313.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1228 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.209 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7098, 14.3309, 60.4838)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042CF #81CF42

analogous

#4942CF #9042CF #CF42C8

triadic

#9042CF #CF9042 #42CF90

tetradic

#9042CF #CF4942 #81CF42 #42C8CF

square

#9042CF #CF4942 #81CF42 #42C8CF

split-complementary

#9042CF #C8CF42 #42CF49

monochromatic

#501F78 #712BA9 #9042CF #AD73DB #C9A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9042CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9042CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042CF

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042CF	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#146ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.209 305.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.191,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54861,
    "c": 0.20935,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042CF

secondary

#B3D598

accent

#E3458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042CF

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

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