#9B42CB#9B42CB

#9B42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.208 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42CB
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 58.88, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 80.89, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1376 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.208 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.2433, 15.1774, 58.0354)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42CB #72CB42

analogous

#5642CB #9B42CB #CB42B6

triadic

#9B42CB #CB9B42 #42CB9B

tetradic

#9B42CB #CB5642 #72CB42 #42B6CB

square

#9B42CB #CB5642 #72CB42 #42B6CB

split-complementary

#9B42CB #B6CB42 #42CB56

monochromatic

#562073 #7A2DA3 #9B42CB #B472D8 #CEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9B42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9B42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42CB

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42CB	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.208 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ddc',
    500: '#9b42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42cb;
$custom-light: #bd7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.978,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55922,
    "c": 0.20847,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42CB

secondary

#ACD297

accent

#E0487D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42CB

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

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