#9E42CC#9E42CC

#9E42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.210 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42CC
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 59.73, -55.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 81.38, 317.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1413 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.21 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9459, 15.5259, 58.6924)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42CC #70CC42

analogous

#5942CC #9E42CC #CC42B5

triadic

#9E42CC #CC9E42 #42CC9E

tetradic

#9E42CC #CC5942 #70CC42 #42B5CC

square

#9E42CC #CC5942 #70CC42 #42B5CC

split-complementary

#9E42CC #B5CC42 #42CC59

monochromatic

#581F74 #7C2CA4 #9E42CC #B772D9 #CFA2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#9E42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#9E42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42CC

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42CC	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.210 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ddc',
    500: '#9e42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42cc;
$custom-light: #bf7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56365,
    "c": 0.21044,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42CC

secondary

#ABD397

accent

#E1477A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42CC

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

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