#9B42BF#9B42BF

#9B42BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.197 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42BF
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(283, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 56.35, -49.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 75.16, 318.57°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1384 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.197 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8682, 14.6274, 50.7935)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42BF #66BF42

analogous

#5C42BF #9B42BF #BF42A4

triadic

#9B42BF #BF9B42 #42BF9B

tetradic

#9B42BF #BF5C42 #66BF42 #42A4BF

square

#9B42BF #BF5C42 #66BF42 #42A4BF

split-complementary

#9B42BF #A4BF42 #42BF5C

monochromatic

#512265 #763292 #9B42BF #B370CE #CB9DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#9B42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#9B42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42BF

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42BF	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0266C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.197 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cd3',
    500: '#9b42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42bf;
$custom-light: #bc7cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.72,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55137,
    "c": 0.19668,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42BF

secondary

#A3CA93

accent

#D94F77

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42BF

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

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