#9D42CF#9D42CF

#9D42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.213 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42CF
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 60.15, -56.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 82.81, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.1398 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.213 311)
XYZ	xyz(27.1132, 15.5702, 60.5964)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42CF #74CF42

analogous

#5642CF #9D42CF #CF42BB

triadic

#9D42CF #CF9D42 #42CF9D

tetradic

#9D42CF #CF5642 #74CF42 #42BBCF

square

#9D42CF #CF5642 #74CF42 #42BBCF

split-complementary

#9D42CF #BBCF42 #42CF56

monochromatic

#581F78 #7C2BA9 #9D42CF #B673DB #D0A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#9D42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9D42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42CF

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42CF	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F70CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#976084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.213 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dde',
    500: '#9d42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42cf;
$custom-light: #be7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.723,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56441,
    "c": 0.21303,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.1557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42CF

secondary

#AED598

accent

#E3457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42CF

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

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