#9F42CE#9F42CE

#9F42CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.213 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F42CE
RGB	rgb(159, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 60.36, -55.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 82.34, 317.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1424 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.213 312)
XYZ	xyz(27.3848, 15.7243, 59.9731)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F42CE #71CE42

analogous

#5942CE #9F42CE #CE42B7

triadic

#9F42CE #CE9F42 #42CE9F

tetradic

#9F42CE #CE5942 #71CE42 #42B7CE

square

#9F42CE #CE5942 #71CE42 #42B7CE

split-complementary

#9F42CE #B7CE42 #42CE59

monochromatic

#591F77 #7E2BA7 #9F42CE #B873DB #D0A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#9F42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9F42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F42CE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F42CE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.213 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7dde',
    500: '#9f42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f42ce;
$custom-light: #bf7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56624,
    "c": 0.21271,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.15724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F42CE

secondary

#ACD498

accent

#E2467A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F42CE

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

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