#9040AE#9040AE

#9040AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.178 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040AE
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(284, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 51.13, -44.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 67.75, 319.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.1274 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.178 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9738, 12.6528, 41.3736)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040AE #5EAE40

analogous

#5940AE #9040AE #AE4095

triadic

#9040AE #AE9040 #40AE90

tetradic

#9040AE #AE5940 #5EAE40 #4095AE

square

#9040AE #AE5940 #5EAE40 #4095AE

split-complementary

#9040AE #95AE40 #40AE59

monochromatic

#461F55 #6B3081 #9040AE #AC65C6 #C492D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#9040AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#9040AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040AE

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040AE	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#195FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.178 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ac7',
    500: '#9040ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040ae;
$custom-light: #b47ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52406,
    "c": 0.17822,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040AE

secondary

#98C288

accent

#D65276

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040AE

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

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