#9E42BC#9E42BC

#9E42BC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.195 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42BC
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(285, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(285, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 56.43, -47.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 73.81, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1422 -0.1334)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.195 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1245, 14.7973, 49.0999)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42BC #60BC42

analogous

#6142BC #9E42BC #BC429D

triadic

#9E42BC #BC9E42 #42BC9E

tetradic

#9E42BC #BC6142 #60BC42 #429DBC

square

#9E42BC #BC6142 #60BC42 #429DBC

split-complementary

#9E42BC #9DBC42 #42BC61

monochromatic

#522261 #78328F #9E42BC #B56FCC #CD9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9E42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9E42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42BC

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42BC	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1366C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.195 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dd1',
    500: '#9e42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42bc;
$custom-light: #be7dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.246,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55335,
    "c": 0.19496,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42BC

secondary

#9FC991

accent

#D85071

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42BC

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

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