#9E42BE#9E42BE

#9E42BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.197 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42BE
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(285, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.48, 56.83, -48.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.48, 74.75, 319.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1421 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.197 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3416, 14.8842, 50.2433)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42BE #62BE42

analogous

#6042BE #9E42BE #BE42A0

triadic

#9E42BE #BE9E42 #42BE9E

tetradic

#9E42BE #BE6042 #62BE42 #42A0BE

square

#9E42BE #BE6042 #62BE42 #42A0BE

split-complementary

#9E42BE #A0BE42 #42BE60

monochromatic

#532263 #783291 #9E42BE #B570CE #CD9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9E42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9E42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42BE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42BE	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D66C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.197 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dd2',
    500: '#9e42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42be;
$custom-light: #be7dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.516,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5546,
    "c": 0.19689,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42BE

secondary

#A0CA92

accent

#D84F73

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42BE

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

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