#9F42CF#9F42CF

#9F42CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.214 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F42CF
RGB	rgb(159, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 60.57, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 82.81, 317.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.69% 0.1423 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(56.69% 0.214 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.5067, 15.7731, 60.6149)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F42CF #72CF42

analogous

#5842CF #9F42CF #CF42B9

triadic

#9F42CF #CF9F42 #42CF9F

tetradic

#9F42CF #CF5842 #72CF42 #42B9CF

square

#9F42CF #CF5842 #72CF42 #42B9CF

split-complementary

#9F42CF #B9CF42 #42CF58

monochromatic

#5A1F78 #7E2BA9 #9F42CF #B873DB #D1A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#9F42CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#9F42CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F42CF

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F42CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F42CF	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3270CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f42cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.214 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7dde',
    500: '#9f42cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f42cf;
$custom-light: #bf7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f42cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56691,
    "c": 0.21368,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F42CF

secondary

#ADD598

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F42CF

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

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