#9742E0#9742E0

#9742E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.228 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9742E0
RGB	rgb(151, 66, 224)
HSL	hsl(272, 72%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 62.70, -66.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 91.07, 313.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1297 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.228 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1622, 15.8577, 72.0838)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9742E0 #8BE042

analogous

#4842E0 #9742E0 #E042DA

triadic

#9742E0 #E09742 #42E097

tetradic

#9742E0 #E04842 #8BE042 #42DAE0

square

#9742E0 #E04842 #8BE042 #42DAE0

split-complementary

#9742E0 #DAE042 #42E048

monochromatic

#581890 #7920C5 #9742E0 #B477E9 #D1ABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#9742E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#9742E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9742E0

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9742E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9742E0	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89678D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9742e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 66, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.228 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7deb',
    500: '#9742e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9742e0;
$custom-light: #bb7deb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9742e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.278,
    "s": 71.818,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56915,
    "c": 0.22828,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9742E0

secondary

#BCDF9F

accent

#EF398D

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9742E0

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

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