#9040C2#9040C2

#9040C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.199 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040C2
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.49, 55.45, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.49, 77.52, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% 0.1264 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.199 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0707, 13.4916, 52.4173)
Luminance	0.1349 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040C2 #72C240

analogous

#4F40C2 #9040C2 #C240B3

triadic

#9040C2 #C29040 #40C290

tetradic

#9040C2 #C24F40 #72C240 #40B3C2

square

#9040C2 #C24F40 #72C240 #40B3C2

split-complementary

#9040C2 #B3C240 #40C24F

monochromatic

#4C2167 #6E3095 #9040C2 #AB6ED1 #C69DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#9040C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9040C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040C2

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040C2	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A68BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.199 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57ad5',
    500: '#9040c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040c2;
$custom-light: #b57ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53717,
    "c": 0.19855,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040C2

secondary

#A8CC92

accent

#DB4D83

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040C2

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

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