#9C42CB#9C42CB

#9C42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.209 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42CB
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 59.09, -55.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 80.90, 316.92°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1389 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.209 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4360, 15.2768, 58.0445)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42CB #71CB42

analogous

#5742CB #9C42CB #CB42B5

triadic

#9C42CB #CB9C42 #42CB9C

tetradic

#9C42CB #CB5742 #71CB42 #42B5CB

square

#9C42CB #CB5742 #71CB42 #42B5CB

split-complementary

#9C42CB #B5CB42 #42CB57

monochromatic

#562073 #7A2DA3 #9C42CB #B572D8 #CEA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#9C42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#9C42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42CB

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42CB	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.209 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ddc',
    500: '#9c42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42cb;
$custom-light: #bd7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.416,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56047,
    "c": 0.2088,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42CB

secondary

#ABD297

accent

#E0487C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42CB

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

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