#9242CE#9242CE
#9242CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.209 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9242CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 66, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.89, 57.64, -58.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.89, 82.38, 314.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.03% 0.1256 -0.1668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.03% 0.209 307) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9405, 14.4639, 59.8585) |
| Luminance | 0.1446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.73
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.80
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.07
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.75
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.79
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9242CE #7ECE42
analogous
#4C42CE #9242CE #CE42C4
triadic
#9242CE #CE9242 #42CE92
tetradic
#9242CE #CE4C42 #7ECE42 #42C4CE
square
#9242CE #CE4C42 #7ECE42 #42C4CE
split-complementary
#9242CE #C4CE42 #42CE4C
monochromatic
#511F77 #722BA7 #9242CE #AE73DB #CAA3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#9242CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#9242CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9242CE
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9242CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9242CE | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C6BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#886183
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9242ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(146, 66, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.209 307.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b77cde',
500: '#9242ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9242ce; $custom-light: #b77cde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9242ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 146,
"g": 66,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.286,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55029,
"c": 0.20883,
"h": 307
},
"luminance": 0.14464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9242CE
secondary
#B2D498
accent
#E24689
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120A15
muted
#817C83