#9040A5#9040A5

#9040A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.169 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040A5
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 165)
HSL	hsl(288, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(288, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.71, 49.27, -39.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.71, 63.43, 320.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1273 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.169 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1256, 12.3135, 36.9066)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040A5 #55A540

analogous

#5E40A5 #9040A5 #A54087

triadic

#9040A5 #A59040 #40A590

tetradic

#9040A5 #A55E40 #55A540 #4087A5

square

#9040A5 #A55E40 #55A540 #4087A5

split-complementary

#9040A5 #87A540 #40A55E

monochromatic

#431E4D #6A2F79 #9040A5 #AD61C2 #C48DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#9040A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#9040A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040A5

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040A5	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4665A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.169 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ac0',
    500: '#9040a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040a5;
$custom-light: #b37ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.525,
    "s": 44.105,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51856,
    "c": 0.1692,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040A5

secondary

#8FBE83

accent

#D4546F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040A5

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

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