#9D42CA#9D42CA

#9D42CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.208 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42CA
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(280, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 59.09, -54.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 80.42, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% 0.1402 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.208 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.5116, 15.3295, 57.4280)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42CA #6FCA42

analogous

#5942CA #9D42CA #CA42B3

triadic

#9D42CA #CA9D42 #42CA9D

tetradic

#9D42CA #CA5942 #6FCA42 #42B3CA

square

#9D42CA #CA5942 #6FCA42 #42B3CA

split-complementary

#9D42CA #B3CA42 #42CA59

monochromatic

#572072 #7B2DA2 #9D42CA #B672D7 #CFA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9D42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9D42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42CA

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42CA	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.208 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ddb',
    500: '#9d42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42ca;
$custom-light: #be7ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.147,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56106,
    "c": 0.20815,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42CA

secondary

#AAD196

accent

#DF487A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42CA

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

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