#9F42CC#9F42CC

#9F42CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.211 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F42CC
RGB	rgb(159, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 59.94, -55.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 81.39, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.49% 0.1426 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(56.49% 0.211 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1434, 15.6277, 58.7016)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F42CC #6FCC42

analogous

#5A42CC #9F42CC #CC42B4

triadic

#9F42CC #CC9F42 #42CC9F

tetradic

#9F42CC #CC5A42 #6FCC42 #42B4CC

square

#9F42CC #CC5A42 #6FCC42 #42B4CC

split-complementary

#9F42CC #B4CC42 #42CC5A

monochromatic

#591F74 #7D2CA4 #9F42CC #B772D9 #D0A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#9F42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#9F42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F42CC

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F42CC	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3670C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.211 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ddc',
    500: '#9f42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f42cc;
$custom-light: #bf7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56491,
    "c": 0.21077,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F42CC

secondary

#ABD397

accent

#E14779

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F42CC

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

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