#9F42CD#9F42CD

#9F42CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.212 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F42CD
RGB	rgb(159, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.55, 60.15, -55.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.55, 81.86, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(56.56% 0.1425 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(56.56% 0.212 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.2637, 15.6759, 59.3353)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F42CD #70CD42

analogous

#5942CD #9F42CD #CD42B5

triadic

#9F42CD #CD9F42 #42CD9F

tetradic

#9F42CD #CD5942 #70CD42 #42B5CD

square

#9F42CD #CD5942 #70CD42 #42B5CD

split-complementary

#9F42CD #B5CD42 #42CD59

monochromatic

#591F76 #7E2CA6 #9F42CD #B872DA #D0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#9F42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9F42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F42CD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F42CD	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3570CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.212 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ddd',
    500: '#9f42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f42cd;
$custom-light: #bf7ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.144,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56557,
    "c": 0.21174,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F42CD

secondary

#ABD397

accent

#E1467A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F42CD

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

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