#9040BC#9040BC

#9040BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.192 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040BC
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 54.13, -51.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 74.58, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(53.31% 0.1268 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(53.31% 0.192 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.4104, 13.2275, 48.9398)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040BC #6CBC40

analogous

#5240BC #9040BC #BC40AA

triadic

#9040BC #BC9040 #40BC90

tetradic

#9040BC #BC5240 #6CBC40 #40AABC

square

#9040BC #BC5240 #6CBC40 #40AABC

split-complementary

#9040BC #AABC40 #40BC52

monochromatic

#4A2161 #6D308E #9040BC #AB6CCD #C59ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#9040BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#9040BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040BC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040BC	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3267B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.192 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad1',
    500: '#9040bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040bc;
$custom-light: #b47ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53311,
    "c": 0.19242,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040BC

secondary

#A4C98F

accent

#D94F80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040BC

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

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