#9A42DB#9A42DB

#9A42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.224 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A42DB
RGB	rgb(154, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(275, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 62.15, -63.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 88.60, 314.55°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.1344 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.224 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.0581, 15.8813, 68.5914)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A42DB #83DB42

analogous

#4D42DB #9A42DB #DB42CF

triadic

#9A42DB #DB9A42 #42DB9A

tetradic

#9A42DB #DB4D42 #83DB42 #42CFDB

square

#9A42DB #DB4D42 #83DB42 #42CFDB

split-complementary

#9A42DB #CFDB42 #42DB4D

monochromatic

#5A1A89 #7B24BC #9A42DB #B575E5 #D1A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#9A42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9A42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A42DB

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A42DB	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D70D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.224 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7de7',
    500: '#9a42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a42db;
$custom-light: #bd7de7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.51,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56908,
    "c": 0.22401,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A42DB

secondary

#B8DC9D

accent

#EB3D87

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A42DB

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

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