#9C42C8#9C42C8

#9C42C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.206 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42C8
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 200)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 67%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 58.46, -53.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 79.46, 317.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1391 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.206 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.0820, 15.1352, 56.1798)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42C8 #6EC842

analogous

#5942C8 #9C42C8 #C842B1

triadic

#9C42C8 #C89C42 #42C89C

tetradic

#9C42C8 #C85942 #6EC842 #42B1C8

square

#9C42C8 #C85942 #6EC842 #42B1C8

split-complementary

#9C42C8 #B1C842 #42C859

monochromatic

#55206F #7A2E9F #9C42C8 #B571D6 #CEA1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9C42C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9C42C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42C8

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42C8	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366EC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.206 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7dd9',
    500: '#9c42c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42c8;
$custom-light: #bd7dd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.299,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55848,
    "c": 0.20585,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42C8

secondary

#A9D096

accent

#DE4A7A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42C8

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