#9B42CA#9B42CA

#9B42CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.207 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42CA
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 58.66, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 80.42, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.86% 0.1377 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(55.86% 0.207 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.1245, 15.1299, 57.4098)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42CA #71CA42

analogous

#5742CA #9B42CA #CA42B5

triadic

#9B42CA #CA9B42 #42CA9B

tetradic

#9B42CA #CA5742 #71CA42 #42B5CA

square

#9B42CA #CA5742 #71CA42 #42B5CA

split-complementary

#9B42CA #B5CA42 #42CA57

monochromatic

#552072 #792DA2 #9B42CA #B472D7 #CEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9B42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9B42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42CA

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42CA	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.207 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ddb',
    500: '#9b42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42ca;
$custom-light: #bc7ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.265,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55855,
    "c": 0.20748,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42CA

secondary

#ABD196

accent

#DF487D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42CA

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

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