#9B42BE#9B42BE

#9B42BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.196 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42BE
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(283, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 56.14, -49.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 74.68, 318.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1384 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.196 315)
XYZ	xyz(24.7585, 14.5835, 50.2159)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42BE #65BE42

analogous

#5D42BE #9B42BE #BE42A3

triadic

#9B42BE #BE9B42 #42BE9B

tetradic

#9B42BE #BE5D42 #65BE42 #42A3BE

square

#9B42BE #BE5D42 #65BE42 #42A3BE

split-complementary

#9B42BE #A3BE42 #42BE5D

monochromatic

#512263 #763291 #9B42BE #B370CE #CB9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9B42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9B42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42BE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42BE	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0665C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.196 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cd2',
    500: '#9b42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42be;
$custom-light: #bc7cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.065,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55073,
    "c": 0.1957,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.14583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42BE

secondary

#A2CA92

accent

#D84F76

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42BE

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

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