#9C42DA#9C42DA
#9C42DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.224 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C42DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 66, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 67%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 70%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 69.7%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 62.33, -62.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 88.09, 315.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% 0.1372 -0.1765) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.224 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3108, 16.0267, 67.9181) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.81
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.61
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.05
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.25
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.44
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C42DA #80DA42
analogous
#5042DA #9C42DA #DA42CC
triadic
#9C42DA #DA9C42 #42DA9C
tetradic
#9C42DA #DA5042 #80DA42 #42CCDA
square
#9C42DA #DA5042 #80DA42 #42CCDA
split-complementary
#9C42DA #CCDA42 #42DA50
monochromatic
#5B1A87 #7D24BA #9C42DA #B775E4 #D2A8EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#9C42DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#9C42DA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9C42DA
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C42DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C42DA | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1870D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92648A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c42da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.224 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be7de6',
500: '#9c42da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c42da; $custom-light: #be7de6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c42da",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 66,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.526,
"s": 67.257,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57078,
"c": 0.22355,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.16026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C42DA
secondary
#B6DB9C
accent
#EA3E84
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8EFFC
border
#D1CAD5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84