#9842C8#9842C8

#9842C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.205 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9842C8
RGB	rgb(152, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 57.59, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 79.44, 316.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.134 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.205 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3205, 14.7425, 56.1441)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9842C8 #72C842

analogous

#5542C8 #9842C8 #C842B5

triadic

#9842C8 #C89842 #42C898

tetradic

#9842C8 #C85542 #72C842 #42B5C8

square

#9842C8 #C85542 #72C842 #42B5C8

split-complementary

#9842C8 #B5C842 #42C855

monochromatic

#53206F #762E9F #9842C8 #B271D6 #CCA1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9842C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9842C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9842C8

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9842C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9842C8	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9842c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.205 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7dd9',
    500: '#9842c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9842c8;
$custom-light: #ba7dd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9842c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.507,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55348,
    "c": 0.20452,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9842C8

secondary

#ABD096

accent

#DE4A7F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9842C8

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

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