#9B42CC#9B42CC

#9B42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.209 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42CC
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 59.09, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 81.37, 316.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1375 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.209 311)
XYZ	xyz(26.3628, 15.2252, 58.6650)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42CC #73CC42

analogous

#5642CC #9B42CC #CC42B8

triadic

#9B42CC #CC9B42 #42CC9B

tetradic

#9B42CC #CC5642 #73CC42 #42B8CC

square

#9B42CC #CC5642 #73CC42 #42B8CC

split-complementary

#9B42CC #B8CC42 #42CC56

monochromatic

#561F74 #7A2CA4 #9B42CC #B572D9 #CEA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9B42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9B42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42CC

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42CC	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.209 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ddc',
    500: '#9b42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42cc;
$custom-light: #bd7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.696,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5599,
    "c": 0.20945,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.15225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42CC

secondary

#ACD397

accent

#E1477E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42CC

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

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