#9D42D6#9D42D6
#9D42D6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.220 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D42D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 66, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 69%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.6%, 69.2%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.87, 61.66, -60.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.87, 86.16, 315.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.92% 0.139 -0.1704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.92% 0.22 309.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9880, 15.9201, 65.2038) |
| Luminance | 0.1592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.53
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.82
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.15
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.49
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.78
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D42D6 #7BD642
analogous
#5342D6 #9D42D6 #D642C5
triadic
#9D42D6 #D69D42 #42D69D
tetradic
#9D42D6 #D65342 #7BD642 #42C5D6
square
#9D42D6 #D65342 #7BD642 #42C5D6
split-complementary
#9D42D6 #C5D642 #42D653
monochromatic
#5A1C82 #7E27B4 #9D42D6 #B774E1 #D1A7EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#9D42D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#9D42D6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D42D6
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D42D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D42D6 | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BDA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2470D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#956387
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d42d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.220 309.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf7de3',
500: '#9d42d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d42d6; $custom-light: #bf7de3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d42d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 66,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.892,
"s": 64.348,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5692,
"c": 0.21989,
"h": 309.2
},
"luminance": 0.1592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D42D6
secondary
#B3D99B
accent
#E74081
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8EFFC
border
#D1CAD5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84