#9C42BD#9C42BD

#9C42BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.195 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42BD
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(284, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 56.17, -48.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 74.23, 319.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1397 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.195 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8424, 14.6394, 49.6513)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42BD #63BD42

analogous

#5E42BD #9C42BD #BD42A1

triadic

#9C42BD #BD9C42 #42BD9C

tetradic

#9C42BD #BD5E42 #63BD42 #42A1BD

square

#9C42BD #BD5E42 #63BD42 #42A1BD

split-complementary

#9C42BD #A1BD42 #42BD5E

monochromatic

#512262 #773290 #9C42BD #B46FCD #CC9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#9C42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#9C42BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42BD

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42BD	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C65C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.195 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7dd1',
    500: '#9c42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42bd;
$custom-light: #bd7dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.902,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55139,
    "c": 0.19511,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42BD

secondary

#A1C992

accent

#D85074

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42BD

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

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