#9E42CE#9E42CE

#9E42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.212 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42CE
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 60.15, -56.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 82.33, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.1411 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.212 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1873, 15.6225, 59.9638)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42CE #72CE42

analogous

#5842CE #9E42CE #CE42B8

triadic

#9E42CE #CE9E42 #42CE9E

tetradic

#9E42CE #CE5842 #72CE42 #42B8CE

square

#9E42CE #CE5842 #72CE42 #42B8CE

split-complementary

#9E42CE #B8CE42 #42CE58

monochromatic

#591F77 #7D2BA7 #9E42CE #B773DB #D0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#9E42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#9E42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42CE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42CE	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3270CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.212 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7dde',
    500: '#9e42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42ce;
$custom-light: #bf7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56498,
    "c": 0.21238,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42CE

secondary

#ACD498

accent

#E2467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42CE

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

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