#9C42CE#9C42CE

#9C42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.212 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42CE
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 59.73, -56.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 82.33, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1386 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.212 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.7970, 15.4212, 59.9455)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42CE #74CE42

analogous

#5642CE #9C42CE #CE42BA

triadic

#9C42CE #CE9C42 #42CE9C

tetradic

#9C42CE #CE5642 #74CE42 #42BACE

square

#9C42CE #CE5642 #74CE42 #42BACE

split-complementary

#9C42CE #BACE42 #42CE56

monochromatic

#571F77 #7B2BA7 #9C42CE #B573DB #CFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#9C42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#9C42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42CE

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42CE	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.212 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7dde',
    500: '#9c42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42ce;
$custom-light: #bd7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56249,
    "c": 0.21174,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42CE

secondary

#ADD498

accent

#E2467E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42CE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →