#9C42CF#9C42CF

#9C42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.213 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42CF
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 59.94, -57.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 82.81, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1385 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.213 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.9188, 15.4699, 60.5873)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42CF #75CF42

analogous

#5542CF #9C42CF #CF42BB

triadic

#9C42CF #CF9C42 #42CF9C

tetradic

#9C42CF #CF5542 #75CF42 #42BBCF

square

#9C42CF #CF5542 #75CF42 #42BBCF

split-complementary

#9C42CF #BBCF42 #42CF55

monochromatic

#581F78 #7B2BA9 #9C42CF #B673DB #CFA4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#9C42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9C42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42CF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42CF	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.213 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7dde',
    500: '#9c42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42cf;
$custom-light: #bd7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.298,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56317,
    "c": 0.21272,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42CF

secondary

#AED598

accent

#E3457E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42CF

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

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