#9042D9#9042D9

#9042D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.220 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042D9
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 217)
HSL	hsl(271, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 70%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 69.6%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 59.77, -64.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 87.82, 312.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1215 -0.183)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.22 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9713, 14.8355, 67.1275)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042D9 #8BD942

analogous

#4442D9 #9042D9 #D942D7

triadic

#9042D9 #D99042 #42D990

tetradic

#9042D9 #D94442 #8BD942 #42D7D9

square

#9042D9 #D94442 #8BD942 #42D7D9

split-complementary

#9042D9 #D7D942 #42D944

monochromatic

#521B86 #7125B9 #9042D9 #AE75E3 #CCA8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#9042D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9042D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042D9

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042D9	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ADD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.220 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67ce6',
    500: '#9042d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042d9;
$custom-light: #b67ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.993,
    "s": 66.52,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55586,
    "c": 0.21968,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042D9

secondary

#BADB9C

accent

#E93E91

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042D9

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

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