#9C42D4#9C42D4

#9C42D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.218 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42D4
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 212)
HSL	hsl(277, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 68.9%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 61.02, -59.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 85.21, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.138 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.218 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.5398, 15.7183, 63.8577)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42D4 #7AD442

analogous

#5342D4 #9C42D4 #D442C3

triadic

#9C42D4 #D49C42 #42D49C

tetradic

#9C42D4 #D45342 #7AD442 #42C3D4

square

#9C42D4 #D45342 #7AD442 #42C3D4

split-complementary

#9C42D4 #C3D442 #42D453

monochromatic

#591D7F #7C28B1 #9C42D4 #B674DF #D0A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#9C42D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9C42D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42D4

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42D4	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2570D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946286

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.218 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7de2',
    500: '#9c42d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42d4;
$custom-light: #be7de2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.986,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56659,
    "c": 0.21764,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42D4

secondary

#B2D89A

accent

#E64281

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42D4

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

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