#9D42EB#9D42EB

#9D42EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.240 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D42EB
RGB	rgb(157, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(272, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.34, 66.27, -69.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.34, 96.20, 313.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% 0.1358 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.24 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.8448, 17.0628, 80.2496)
Luminance	0.1706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D42EB #90EB42

analogous

#4942EB #9D42EB #EB42E4

triadic

#9D42EB #EB9D42 #42EB9D

tetradic

#9D42EB #EB4942 #90EB42 #42E4EB

square

#9D42EB #EB4942 #90EB42 #42E4EB

split-complementary

#9D42EB #E4EB42 #42EB49

monochromatic

#5F11A2 #7F17D9 #9D42EB #BA79F1 #D6B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#9D42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#9D42EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D42EB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D42EB	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E6B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.240 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07ef2',
    500: '#9d42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d42eb;
$custom-light: #c07ef2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58427,
    "c": 0.24047,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D42EB

secondary

#C2E6A3

accent

#F7318C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D42EB

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

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