#9842CB#9842CB

#9842CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.208 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9842CB
RGB	rgb(152, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 58.24, -56.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 80.89, 316.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1337 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.208 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.6745, 14.8842, 58.0088)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9842CB #75CB42

analogous

#5342CB #9842CB #CB42B9

triadic

#9842CB #CB9842 #42CB98

tetradic

#9842CB #CB5342 #75CB42 #42B9CB

square

#9842CB #CB5342 #75CB42 #42B9CB

split-complementary

#9842CB #B9CB42 #42CB53

monochromatic

#542073 #772DA3 #9842CB #B272D8 #CCA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9842CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9842CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9842CB

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9842CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9842CB	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9842cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.208 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7ddc',
    500: '#9842cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9842cb;
$custom-light: #ba7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9842cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.664,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5555,
    "c": 0.20752,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9842CB

secondary

#ADD297

accent

#E04880

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9842CB

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

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