#9D42B2#9D42B2

#9D42B2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.185 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42B2
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(289, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(289, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 54.19, -42.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 69.11, 321.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.141 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.185 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8877, 14.2800, 43.6089)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42B2 #57B242

analogous

#6542B2 #9D42B2 #B2428F

triadic

#9D42B2 #B29D42 #42B29D

tetradic

#9D42B2 #B26542 #57B242 #428FB2

square

#9D42B2 #B26542 #57B242 #428FB2

split-complementary

#9D42B2 #8FB242 #42B265

monochromatic

#4E2159 #763185 #9D42B2 #B66AC8 #CC96D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9D42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9D42B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42B2

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42B2	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2463B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.185 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cc9',
    500: '#9d42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42b2;
$custom-light: #bd7cc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.75,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54596,
    "c": 0.18496,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42B2

secondary

#96C48C

accent

#D6526B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42B2

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

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