#9B42C8#9B42C8

#9B42C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.206 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42C8
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 58.24, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 79.46, 317.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1378 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.206 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8892, 15.0358, 56.1708)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42C8 #6FC842

analogous

#5842C8 #9B42C8 #C842B2

triadic

#9B42C8 #C89B42 #42C89B

tetradic

#9B42C8 #C85842 #6FC842 #42B2C8

square

#9B42C8 #C85842 #6FC842 #42B2C8

split-complementary

#9B42C8 #B2C842 #42C858

monochromatic

#55206F #792E9F #9B42C8 #B471D6 #CDA1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9B42C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9B42C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42C8

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42C8	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356EC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.206 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7dd9',
    500: '#9b42c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42c8;
$custom-light: #bc7dd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.851,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55722,
    "c": 0.20551,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42C8

secondary

#A9D096

accent

#DE4A7B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42C8

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

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