#9040BB#9040BB

#9040BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.191 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040BB
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 53.92, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 74.09, 316.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.25% 0.1269 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(53.25% 0.191 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3030, 13.1845, 48.3740)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040BB #6BBB40

analogous

#5240BB #9040BB #BB40A9

triadic

#9040BB #BB9040 #40BB90

tetradic

#9040BB #BB5240 #6BBB40 #40A9BB

square

#9040BB #BB5240 #6BBB40 #40A9BB

split-complementary

#9040BB #A9BB40 #40BB52

monochromatic

#4A2160 #6D308D #9040BB #AB6CCD #C599DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#9040BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#9040BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040BB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040BB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3367B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.191 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad0',
    500: '#9040bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040bb;
$custom-light: #b47ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.024,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53245,
    "c": 0.1914,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040BB

secondary

#A3C88F

accent

#D94F7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040BB

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

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