#9D42CD#9D42CD

#9D42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.211 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42CD
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 59.73, -55.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 81.86, 316.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.1399 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.211 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8702, 15.4730, 59.3169)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42CD #72CD42

analogous

#5842CD #9D42CD #CD42B7

triadic

#9D42CD #CD9D42 #42CD9D

tetradic

#9D42CD #CD5842 #72CD42 #42B7CD

square

#9D42CD #CD5842 #72CD42 #42B7CD

split-complementary

#9D42CD #B7CD42 #42CD58

monochromatic

#581F76 #7C2CA6 #9D42CD #B672DA #CFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#9D42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9D42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42CD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42CD	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.211 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ddd',
    500: '#9d42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42cd;
$custom-light: #be7ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.281,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56306,
    "c": 0.21108,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42CD

secondary

#ACD397

accent

#E1467C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42CD

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

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