#9A42CC#9A42CC

#9A42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.209 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42CC
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 58.88, -56.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 81.37, 316.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1362 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.209 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.1716, 15.1267, 58.6561)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42CC #74CC42

analogous

#5542CC #9A42CC #CC42B9

triadic

#9A42CC #CC9A42 #42CC9A

tetradic

#9A42CC #CC5542 #74CC42 #42B9CC

square

#9A42CC #CC5542 #74CC42 #42B9CC

split-complementary

#9A42CC #B9CC42 #42CC55

monochromatic

#551F74 #792CA4 #9A42CC #B472D9 #CEA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9A42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9A42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42CC

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42CC	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.209 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ddc',
    500: '#9a42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42cc;
$custom-light: #bc7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55865,
    "c": 0.20913,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42CC

secondary

#ADD397

accent

#E1477F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42CC

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

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