#9C42CA#9C42CA

#9C42CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.208 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42CA
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 58.88, -54.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 80.42, 317.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.98% 0.1389 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(55.98% 0.208 312)
XYZ	xyz(26.3172, 15.2293, 57.4189)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42CA #70CA42

analogous

#5842CA #9C42CA #CA42B4

triadic

#9C42CA #CA9C42 #42CA9C

tetradic

#9C42CA #CA5842 #70CA42 #42B4CA

square

#9C42CA #CA5842 #70CA42 #42B4CA

split-complementary

#9C42CA #B4CA42 #42CA58

monochromatic

#562072 #7A2DA2 #9C42CA #B572D7 #CEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9C42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9C42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42CA

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42CA	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.208 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ddb',
    500: '#9c42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42ca;
$custom-light: #bd7ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.706,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55981,
    "c": 0.20782,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.15229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42CA

secondary

#AAD196

accent

#DF487B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42CA

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

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