#9E42CD#9E42CD

#9E42CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.211 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42CD
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 59.94, -55.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 81.86, 317.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% 0.1412 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.211 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.0662, 15.5740, 59.3261)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42CD #71CD42

analogous

#5842CD #9E42CD #CD42B7

triadic

#9E42CD #CD9E42 #42CD9E

tetradic

#9E42CD #CD5842 #71CD42 #42B7CD

square

#9E42CD #CD5842 #71CD42 #42B7CD

split-complementary

#9E42CD #B7CD42 #42CD58

monochromatic

#581F76 #7D2CA6 #9E42CD #B772DA #D0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#9E42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9E42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42CD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42CD	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.211 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ddd',
    500: '#9e42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42cd;
$custom-light: #bf7ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.712,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56431,
    "c": 0.21141,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42CD

secondary

#ACD397

accent

#E1467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42CD

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

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