#9040BE#9040BE

#9040BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.194 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040BE
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 54.57, -52.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 75.56, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% 0.1267 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.194 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.6275, 13.3143, 50.0831)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040BE #6EBE40

analogous

#5140BE #9040BE #BE40AD

triadic

#9040BE #BE9040 #40BE90

tetradic

#9040BE #BE5140 #6EBE40 #40ADBE

square

#9040BE #BE5140 #6EBE40 #40ADBE

split-complementary

#9040BE #ADBE40 #40BE51

monochromatic

#4B2162 #6D3190 #9040BE #AB6DCE #C59BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#9040BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#9040BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040BE

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040BE	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3067BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.194 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad2',
    500: '#9040be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040be;
$custom-light: #b47ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.095,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53445,
    "c": 0.19446,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040BE

secondary

#A5C990

accent

#D94F81

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040BE

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

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