#9A42CA#9A42CA

#9A42CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.207 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42CA
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 58.45, -55.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 80.41, 316.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1364 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.207 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9333, 15.0313, 57.4009)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42CA #72CA42

analogous

#5642CA #9A42CA #CA42B6

triadic

#9A42CA #CA9A42 #42CA9A

tetradic

#9A42CA #CA5642 #72CA42 #42B6CA

square

#9A42CA #CA5642 #72CA42 #42B6CA

split-complementary

#9A42CA #B6CA42 #42CA56

monochromatic

#552072 #782DA2 #9A42CA #B472D7 #CDA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9A42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9A42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42CA

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42CA	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)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.207 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ddb',
    500: '#9a42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42ca;
$custom-light: #bc7ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55731,
    "c": 0.20715,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42CA

secondary

#ABD196

accent

#DF487E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42CA

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

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