#9042D4#9042D4

#9042D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.215 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042D4
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 212)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 58.61, -62.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 85.36, 313.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1222 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.215 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.3308, 14.5793, 63.7542)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042D4 #86D442

analogous

#4742D4 #9042D4 #D442CF

triadic

#9042D4 #D49042 #42D490

tetradic

#9042D4 #D44742 #86D442 #42CFD4

square

#9042D4 #D44742 #86D442 #42CFD4

split-complementary

#9042D4 #CFD442 #42D447

monochromatic

#511D7F #7128B1 #9042D4 #AD74DF #CBA6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9042D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9042D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042D4

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042D4	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.215 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67ce2',
    500: '#9042d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042d4;
$custom-light: #b67ce2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.055,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55221,
    "c": 0.21452,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042D4

secondary

#B7D89A

accent

#E6428E

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042D4

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

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