#9742C5#9742C5

#9742C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.201 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9742C5
RGB	rgb(151, 66, 197)
HSL	hsl(279, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 56.72, -53.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 77.98, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1329 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.201 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7869, 14.5076, 54.3070)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9742C5 #70C542

analogous

#5642C5 #9742C5 #C542B2

triadic

#9742C5 #C59742 #42C597

tetradic

#9742C5 #C55642 #70C542 #42B2C5

square

#9742C5 #C55642 #70C542 #42B2C5

split-complementary

#9742C5 #B2C542 #42C556

monochromatic

#51216C #752F9A #9742C5 #B171D3 #CBA0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9742C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9742C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9742C5

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9742C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9742C5	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915D7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9742c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 66, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.201 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b97cd7',
    500: '#9742c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9742c5;
$custom-light: #b97cd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9742c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.931,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55023,
    "c": 0.20119,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9742C5

secondary

#A9CE95

accent

#DC4B7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9742C5

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

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