#9A42BF#9A42BF

#9A42BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.196 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42BF
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(282, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 56.12, -49.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 75.14, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1371 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.196 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6770, 14.5288, 50.7845)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42BF #67BF42

analogous

#5B42BF #9A42BF #BF42A5

triadic

#9A42BF #BF9A42 #42BF9A

tetradic

#9A42BF #BF5B42 #67BF42 #42A5BF

square

#9A42BF #BF5B42 #67BF42 #42A5BF

split-complementary

#9A42BF #A5BF42 #42BF5B

monochromatic

#512265 #763292 #9A42BF #B270CE #CB9DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9A42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#9A42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42BF

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42BF	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.196 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cd3',
    500: '#9a42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42bf;
$custom-light: #bb7cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.24,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55009,
    "c": 0.1963,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42BF

secondary

#A3CA93

accent

#D94F78

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42BF

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

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