#9040C8#9040C8

#9040C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.205 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040C8
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(275, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 56.79, -57.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 80.47, 314.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.1258 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.205 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7582, 13.7666, 56.0380)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040C8 #78C840

analogous

#4C40C8 #9040C8 #C840BC

triadic

#9040C8 #C89040 #40C890

tetradic

#9040C8 #C84C40 #78C840 #40BCC8

square

#9040C8 #C84C40 #78C840 #40BCC8

split-complementary

#9040C8 #BCC840 #40C84C

monochromatic

#4E206E #6F2D9D #9040C8 #AC70D6 #C79FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#9040C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9040C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040C8

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040C8	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2169C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.205 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bd9',
    500: '#9040c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040c8;
$custom-light: #b57bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54132,
    "c": 0.20467,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040C8

secondary

#ADD094

accent

#DF4987

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040C8

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

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