#9E42BB#9E42BB

#9E42BB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.194 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42BB
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(286, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 56.23, -47.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 73.34, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1422 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.194 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0171, 14.7544, 48.5342)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42BB #5FBB42

analogous

#6242BB #9E42BB #BB429C

triadic

#9E42BB #BB9E42 #42BB9E

tetradic

#9E42BB #BB6242 #5FBB42 #429CBB

square

#9E42BB #BB6242 #5FBB42 #429CBB

split-complementary

#9E42BB #9CBB42 #42BB62

monochromatic

#522261 #78328E #9E42BB #B56ECC #CC9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9E42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9E42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42BB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42BB	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1565BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.194 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dd0',
    500: '#9e42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42bb;
$custom-light: #be7dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.62,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55273,
    "c": 0.194,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42BB

secondary

#9EC891

accent

#D75071

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42BB

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

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