#9042E0#9042E0

#9042E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.227 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9042E0
RGB	rgb(144, 66, 224)
HSL	hsl(270, 72%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(270, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 61.40, -67.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 91.25, 312.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1203 -0.1923)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.227 302)
XYZ	xyz(26.9011, 15.2074, 72.0246)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9042E0 #92E042

analogous

#4243E0 #9042E0 #DF42E0

triadic

#9042E0 #E09042 #42E090

tetradic

#9042E0 #E04243 #92E042 #42E0DF

square

#9042E0 #E04243 #92E042 #42E0DF

split-complementary

#9042E0 #E0DF42 #43E042

monochromatic

#531890 #7120C5 #9042E0 #AF77E9 #CEABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9042E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9042E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9042E0

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9042E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9042E0	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F688D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9042e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 66, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.227 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77deb',
    500: '#9042e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9042e0;
$custom-light: #b77deb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9042e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.62,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56108,
    "c": 0.22688,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.15208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9042E0

secondary

#BFDF9F

accent

#EF3995

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9042E0

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

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