#9D42CE#9D42CE

#9D42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.212 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42CE
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 59.94, -56.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 82.33, 316.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.1399 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.212 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.9913, 15.5214, 59.9546)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42CE #73CE42

analogous

#5742CE #9D42CE #CE42B9

triadic

#9D42CE #CE9D42 #42CE9D

tetradic

#9D42CE #CE5742 #73CE42 #42B9CE

square

#9D42CE #CE5742 #73CE42 #42B9CE

split-complementary

#9D42CE #B9CE42 #42CE57

monochromatic

#581F77 #7C2BA7 #9D42CE #B673DB #CFA3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#9D42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#9D42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42CE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42CE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.212 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dde',
    500: '#9d42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42ce;
$custom-light: #be7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56373,
    "c": 0.21205,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42CE

secondary

#ADD498

accent

#E2467C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42CE

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

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