#9742E2#9742E2

#9742E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.230 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9742E2
RGB	rgb(151, 66, 226)
HSL	hsl(272, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 70.8%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 63.15, -66.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 92.04, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(57.06% 0.1294 -0.1905)
OKLCH	oklch(57.06% 0.23 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.4350, 15.9668, 73.5206)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9742E2 #8DE242

analogous

#4742E2 #9742E2 #E242DD

triadic

#9742E2 #E29742 #42E297

tetradic

#9742E2 #E24742 #8DE242 #42DDE2

square

#9742E2 #E24742 #8DE242 #42DDE2

split-complementary

#9742E2 #DDE242 #42E247

monochromatic

#591793 #791FC8 #9742E2 #B477EA #D1ACF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#9742E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#9742E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9742E2

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9742E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9742E2	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89688E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9742e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 66, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.230 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7dec',
    500: '#9742e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9742e2;
$custom-light: #bb7dec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9742e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.875,
    "s": 73.394,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57062,
    "c": 0.23029,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9742E2

secondary

#BEE09F

accent

#F0388E

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9742E2

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

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