#9742E1#9742E1

#9742E1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.229 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9742E1
RGB	rgb(151, 66, 225)
HSL	hsl(272, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 70.7%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 62.93, -66.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 91.56, 313.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.1296 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.229 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2982, 15.9121, 72.8001)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9742E1 #8CE142

analogous

#4742E1 #9742E1 #E142DC

triadic

#9742E1 #E19742 #42E197

tetradic

#9742E1 #E14742 #8CE142 #42DCE1

square

#9742E1 #E14742 #8CE142 #42DCE1

split-complementary

#9742E1 #DCE142 #42E147

monochromatic

#591792 #791FC6 #9742E1 #B477E9 #D1ACF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#9742E1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9742E1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9742E1

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9742E1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9742E1	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89688D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9742e1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 66, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.229 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7deb',
    500: '#9742e1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9742e1;
$custom-light: #bb7deb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9742e1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.075,
    "s": 72.603,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56988,
    "c": 0.22928,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9742E1

secondary

#BDE09F

accent

#EF388E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9742E1

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

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