#9C42CC#9C42CC

#9C42CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.210 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42CC
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 59.30, -55.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 81.38, 316.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1388 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.21 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.5556, 15.3246, 58.6741)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42CC #72CC42

analogous

#5742CC #9C42CC #CC42B7

triadic

#9C42CC #CC9C42 #42CC9C

tetradic

#9C42CC #CC5742 #72CC42 #42B7CC

square

#9C42CC #CC5742 #72CC42 #42B7CC

split-complementary

#9C42CC #B7CC42 #42CC57

monochromatic

#571F74 #7B2CA4 #9C42CC #B572D9 #CEA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9C42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#9C42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42CC

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42CC	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.210 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ddc',
    500: '#9c42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42cc;
$custom-light: #bd7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56114,
    "c": 0.20977,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42CC

secondary

#ACD397

accent

#E1477D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42CC

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

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