#9F42BC#9F42BC

#9F42BC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.195 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F42BC
RGB	rgb(159, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(286, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 56.66, -47.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 73.84, 320.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.1434 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.195 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3221, 14.8992, 49.1092)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F42BC #5FBC42

analogous

#6242BC #9F42BC #BC429C

triadic

#9F42BC #BC9F42 #42BC9F

tetradic

#9F42BC #BC6242 #5FBC42 #429CBC

square

#9F42BC #BC6242 #5FBC42 #429CBC

split-complementary

#9F42BC #9CBC42 #42BC62

monochromatic

#522261 #79328F #9F42BC #B66FCC #CD9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9F42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9F42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F42BC

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F42BC	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1466C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.195 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7dd1',
    500: '#9f42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f42bc;
$custom-light: #bf7dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.738,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55466,
    "c": 0.19537,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F42BC

secondary

#9EC991

accent

#D85070

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F42BC

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

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