#9B42CF#9B42CF

#9B42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.212 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B42CF
RGB	rgb(155, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 59.73, -57.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 82.81, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1372 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.212 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.7261, 15.3706, 60.5783)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B42CF #76CF42

analogous

#5442CF #9B42CF #CF42BD

triadic

#9B42CF #CF9B42 #42CF9B

tetradic

#9B42CF #CF5442 #76CF42 #42BDCF

square

#9B42CF #CF5442 #76CF42 #42BDCF

split-complementary

#9B42CF #BDCF42 #42CF54

monochromatic

#571F78 #7A2BA9 #9B42CF #B573DB #CFA4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#9B42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9B42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B42CF

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B42CF	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.212 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7dde',
    500: '#9b42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b42cf;
$custom-light: #bd7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.872,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56193,
    "c": 0.21241,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B42CF

secondary

#AED598

accent

#E3457F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B42CF

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

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