#9040BF#9040BF

#9040BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.195 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040BF
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 54.79, -52.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 76.05, 316.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1266 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.195 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7372, 13.3582, 50.6607)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040BF #6FBF40

analogous

#5040BF #9040BF #BF40AF

triadic

#9040BF #BF9040 #40BF90

tetradic

#9040BF #BF5040 #6FBF40 #40AFBF

square

#9040BF #BF5040 #6FBF40 #40AFBF

split-complementary

#9040BF #AFBF40 #40BF50

monochromatic

#4B2163 #6D3191 #9040BF #AB6ECE #C59CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#9040BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#9040BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040BF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040BF	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E68BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.195 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47ad3',
    500: '#9040bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040bf;
$custom-light: #b47ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.795,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53513,
    "c": 0.19549,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040BF

secondary

#A6CA91

accent

#D94E82

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040BF

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

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