#9A42CB#9A42CB

#9A42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.208 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42CB
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 58.66, -55.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 80.89, 316.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.1363 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.208 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.0521, 15.0789, 58.0265)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42CB #73CB42

analogous

#5542CB #9A42CB #CB42B7

triadic

#9A42CB #CB9A42 #42CB9A

tetradic

#9A42CB #CB5542 #73CB42 #42B7CB

square

#9A42CB #CB5542 #73CB42 #42B7CB

split-complementary

#9A42CB #B7CB42 #42CB55

monochromatic

#552073 #792DA3 #9A42CB #B472D8 #CDA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#9A42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9A42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42CB

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42CB	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.208 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ddc',
    500: '#9a42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42cb;
$custom-light: #bc7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.54,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55798,
    "c": 0.20814,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42CB

secondary

#ACD297

accent

#E0487E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42CB

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

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