#9F42EB#9F42EB

#9F42EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.241 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F42EB
RGB	rgb(159, 66, 235)
HSL	hsl(273, 81%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.3%, 71.9%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, 66.63, -69.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 96.14, 313.87°)
OKLab	oklab(58.66% 0.1385 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(58.66% 0.241 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.2383, 17.2657, 80.2681)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F42EB #8EEB42

analogous

#4B42EB #9F42EB #EB42E2

triadic

#9F42EB #EB9F42 #42EB9F

tetradic

#9F42EB #EB4B42 #8EEB42 #42E2EB

square

#9F42EB #EB4B42 #8EEB42 #42E2EB

split-complementary

#9F42EB #E2EB42 #42EB4B

monochromatic

#6111A2 #8217D9 #9F42EB #BB79F1 #D7B1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#9F42EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#9F42EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F42EB

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F42EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F42EB	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916B93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f42eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 66, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.241 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17ef2',
    500: '#9f42eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f42eb;
$custom-light: #c17ef2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f42eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.018,
    "s": 80.861,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58661,
    "c": 0.24091,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F42EB

secondary

#C1E6A3

accent

#F7318A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B17

muted

#827C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F42EB

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

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