#9D42CB#9D42CB

#9D42CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.209 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42CB
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 59.31, -55.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 80.90, 317.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.1401 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.209 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6304, 15.3770, 58.0536)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42CB #70CB42

analogous

#5942CB #9D42CB #CB42B4

triadic

#9D42CB #CB9D42 #42CB9D

tetradic

#9D42CB #CB5942 #70CB42 #42B4CB

square

#9D42CB #CB5942 #70CB42 #42B4CB

split-complementary

#9D42CB #B4CB42 #42CB59

monochromatic

#572073 #7B2DA3 #9D42CB #B672D8 #CFA2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#9D42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#9D42CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42CB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42CB	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.209 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ddc',
    500: '#9d42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42cb;
$custom-light: #be7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.854,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56173,
    "c": 0.20913,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42CB

secondary

#ABD297

accent

#E0487B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42CB

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

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