#9A42BE#9A42BE

#9A42BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.195 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42BE
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(283, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 55.91, -49.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 74.66, 318.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.1371 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.195 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5674, 14.4850, 50.2070)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42BE #66BE42

analogous

#5C42BE #9A42BE #BE42A4

triadic

#9A42BE #BE9A42 #42BE9A

tetradic

#9A42BE #BE5C42 #66BE42 #42A4BE

square

#9A42BE #BE5C42 #66BE42 #42A4BE

split-complementary

#9A42BE #A4BE42 #42BE5C

monochromatic

#502263 #753291 #9A42BE #B270CE #CB9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#9A42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9A42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42BE

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42BE	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0465C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.195 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cd2',
    500: '#9a42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42be;
$custom-light: #bb7cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.581,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54945,
    "c": 0.19531,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42BE

secondary

#A2CA92

accent

#D84F77

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42BE

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

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