#9A42A8#9A42A8

#9A42A8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.174 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42A8
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 168)
HSL	hsl(292, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(292, 61%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 60.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 51.48, -38.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 64.33, 323.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% 0.1371 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.174 322)
XYZ	xyz(22.3418, 13.5947, 38.4854)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42A8 #50A842

analogous

#6742A8 #9A42A8 #A84283

triadic

#9A42A8 #A89A42 #42A89A

tetradic

#9A42A8 #A86742 #50A842 #4283A8

square

#9A42A8 #A86742 #50A842 #4283A8

split-complementary

#9A42A8 #83A842 #42A867

monochromatic

#491F50 #72317C #9A42A8 #B665C2 #CA91D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#9A42A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#9A42A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42A8

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42A8	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D61AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6BA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C516F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.174 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7cc2',
    500: '#9a42a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42a8;
$custom-light: #ba7cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.765,
    "s": 43.59,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53612,
    "c": 0.17402,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.13594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42A8

secondary

#8FBF87

accent

#D35466

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120A12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42A8

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

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