#9A42D3#9A42D3

#9A42D3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.216 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42D3
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 211)
HSL	hsl(276, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 68.7%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 60.39, -59.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 84.74, 315.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1355 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.216 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0301, 15.4701, 63.1775)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42D3 #7BD342

analogous

#5242D3 #9A42D3 #D342C4

triadic

#9A42D3 #D39A42 #42D39A

tetradic

#9A42D3 #D35242 #7BD342 #42C4D3

square

#9A42D3 #D35242 #7BD342 #42C4D3

split-complementary

#9A42D3 #C4D342 #42D352

monochromatic

#581D7D #7A29AF #9A42D3 #B574DF #CFA5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#9A42D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9A42D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42D3

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42D3	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236FD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916286

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.216 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7de1',
    500: '#9a42d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42d3;
$custom-light: #bc7de1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.414,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56345,
    "c": 0.21607,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42D3

secondary

#B2D79A

accent

#E54282

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42D3

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

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