#9A42CF#9A42CF

#9A42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.212 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42CF
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 59.52, -57.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 82.82, 315.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1359 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.212 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5349, 15.2720, 60.5693)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42CF #77CF42

analogous

#5342CF #9A42CF #CF42BD

triadic

#9A42CF #CF9A42 #42CF9A

tetradic

#9A42CF #CF5342 #77CF42 #42BDCF

square

#9A42CF #CF5342 #77CF42 #42BDCF

split-complementary

#9A42CF #BDCF42 #42CF53

monochromatic

#561F78 #7A2BA9 #9A42CF #B473DB #CEA4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#9A42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9A42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42CF

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42CF	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.212 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7dde',
    500: '#9a42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42cf;
$custom-light: #bc7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.447,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56069,
    "c": 0.2121,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42CF

secondary

#AFD598

accent

#E34580

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42CF

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

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