#9A42CE#9A42CE

#9A42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.211 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42CE
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 59.31, -57.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 82.34, 316.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.136 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.211 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.4131, 15.2232, 59.9275)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42CE #76CE42

analogous

#5442CE #9A42CE #CE42BC

triadic

#9A42CE #CE9A42 #42CE9A

tetradic

#9A42CE #CE5442 #76CE42 #42BCCE

square

#9A42CE #CE5442 #76CE42 #42BCCE

split-complementary

#9A42CE #BCCE42 #42CE54

monochromatic

#561F77 #792BA7 #9A42CE #B473DB #CEA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9A42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9A42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42CE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42CE	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.211 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7dde',
    500: '#9a42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42ce;
$custom-light: #bc7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.714,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56001,
    "c": 0.21111,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42CE

secondary

#AED498

accent

#E24680

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42CE

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

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