#9E42EB#9E42EB

#9E42EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.241 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E42EB
RGB	rgb(158, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(273, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 66.45, -69.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 96.17, 313.71°)
OKLab	oklab(58.54% 0.1372 -0.1978)
OKLCH	oklch(58.54% 0.241 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.0408, 17.1638, 80.2588)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E42EB #8FEB42

analogous

#4A42EB #9E42EB #EB42E3

triadic

#9E42EB #EB9E42 #42EB9E

tetradic

#9E42EB #EB4A42 #8FEB42 #42E3EB

square

#9E42EB #EB4A42 #8FEB42 #42E3EB

split-complementary

#9E42EB #E3EB42 #42EB4A

monochromatic

#6011A2 #8117D9 #9E42EB #BA79F1 #D7B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#9E42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#9E42EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E42EB

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E42EB	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0073E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.241 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17ef2',
    500: '#9e42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e42eb;
$custom-light: #c17ef2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.663,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58544,
    "c": 0.24069,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E42EB

secondary

#C1E6A3

accent

#F7318B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E42EB

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

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