#9C42BF#9C42BF

#9C42BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.197 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42BF
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(283, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 56.58, -49.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 75.18, 318.81°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1396 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.197 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0610, 14.7268, 50.8025)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42BF #65BF42

analogous

#5D42BF #9C42BF #BF42A3

triadic

#9C42BF #BF9C42 #42BF9C

tetradic

#9C42BF #BF5D42 #65BF42 #42A3BF

square

#9C42BF #BF5D42 #65BF42 #42A3BF

split-complementary

#9C42BF #A3BF42 #42BF5D

monochromatic

#522265 #773292 #9C42BF #B470CE #CC9DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9C42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9C42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42BF

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42BF	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0466C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.197 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7dd3',
    500: '#9c42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42bf;
$custom-light: #bd7dd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.2,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55265,
    "c": 0.19706,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42BF

secondary

#A2CA93

accent

#D94F76

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42BF

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

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