#9E42CF#9E42CF

#9E42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.213 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42CF
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 60.36, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 82.81, 316.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.141 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.213 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.3091, 15.6712, 60.6056)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42CF #73CF42

analogous

#5742CF #9E42CF #CF42B9

triadic

#9E42CF #CF9E42 #42CF9E

tetradic

#9E42CF #CF5742 #73CF42 #42B9CF

square

#9E42CF #CF5742 #73CF42 #42B9CF

split-complementary

#9E42CF #B9CF42 #42CF57

monochromatic

#591F78 #7D2BA9 #9E42CF #B773DB #D0A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#9E42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#9E42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42CF

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42CF	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3170CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.213 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7dde',
    500: '#9e42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42cf;
$custom-light: #bf7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.149,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56565,
    "c": 0.21336,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42CF

secondary

#ADD598

accent

#E3457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42CF

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

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