#9D42DB#9D42DB

#9D42DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.225 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42DB
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(276, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.3%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 62.74, -62.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 88.55, 315.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.1384 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.225 308)
XYZ	xyz(28.6364, 16.1794, 68.6185)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42DB #80DB42

analogous

#5042DB #9D42DB #DB42CD

triadic

#9D42DB #DB9D42 #42DB9D

tetradic

#9D42DB #DB5042 #80DB42 #42CDDB

square

#9D42DB #DB5042 #80DB42 #42CDDB

split-complementary

#9D42DB #CDDB42 #42DB50

monochromatic

#5C1A89 #7E24BC #9D42DB #B875E5 #D2A9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#9D42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#9D42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42DB

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42DB	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1871D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.225 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ee7',
    500: '#9d42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42db;
$custom-light: #bf7ee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.686,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57269,
    "c": 0.22479,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.16179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42DB

secondary

#B6DC9D

accent

#EB3D83

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42DB

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

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