#9942CC#9942CC

#9942CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.209 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9942CC
RGB	rgb(153, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, 58.67, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 81.37, 316.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1349 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.209 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9821, 15.0289, 58.6472)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9942CC #75CC42

analogous

#5442CC #9942CC #CC42BA

triadic

#9942CC #CC9942 #42CC99

tetradic

#9942CC #CC5442 #75CC42 #42BACC

square

#9942CC #CC5442 #75CC42 #42BACC

split-complementary

#9942CC #BACC42 #42CC54

monochromatic

#551F74 #782CA4 #9942CC #B372D9 #CDA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9942CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9942CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9942CC

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9942CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9942CC	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9942cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.209 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7ddc',
    500: '#9942cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9942cc;
$custom-light: #bb7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9942cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.826,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55742,
    "c": 0.20882,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9942CC

secondary

#ADD397

accent

#E14780

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9942CC

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

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