#9C42DB#9C42DB

#9C42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.225 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C42DB
RGB	rgb(156, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(275, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.08, 62.55, -62.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.08, 88.57, 314.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.15% 0.1371 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(57.15% 0.225 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.4420, 16.0792, 68.6094)
Luminance	0.1608 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C42DB #81DB42

analogous

#4F42DB #9C42DB #DB42CD

triadic

#9C42DB #DB9C42 #42DB9C

tetradic

#9C42DB #DB4F42 #81DB42 #42CDDB

square

#9C42DB #DB4F42 #81DB42 #42CDDB

split-complementary

#9C42DB #CDDB42 #42DB4F

monochromatic

#5B1A89 #7D24BC #9C42DB #B775E5 #D2A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#9C42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#9C42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C42DB

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C42DB	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1570D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.225 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ee7',
    500: '#9c42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c42db;
$custom-light: #be7ee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57148,
    "c": 0.22453,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C42DB

secondary

#B7DC9D

accent

#EB3D85

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C42DB

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

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