#9042D5#9042D5

#9042D5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.216 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042D5
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 213)
HSL	hsl(272, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 69%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 58.84, -62.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 85.85, 313.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.122 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.216 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.4573, 14.6299, 64.4206)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042D5 #87D542

analogous

#4742D5 #9042D5 #D542D0

triadic

#9042D5 #D59042 #42D590

tetradic

#9042D5 #D54742 #87D542 #42D0D5

square

#9042D5 #D54742 #87D542 #42D0D5

split-complementary

#9042D5 #D0D542 #42D547

monochromatic

#511C80 #7128B2 #9042D5 #AD74E0 #CBA6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#9042D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#9042D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042D5

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042D5	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.216 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67ce3',
    500: '#9042d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042d5;
$custom-light: #b67ce3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.837,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55293,
    "c": 0.21555,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042D5

secondary

#B8D89A

accent

#E7418F

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042D5

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

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