#9040CC#9040CC

#9040CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.209 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040CC
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 57.69, -58.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 82.43, 314.42°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1253 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.209 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2318, 13.9560, 58.5323)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040CC #7CCC40

analogous

#4A40CC #9040CC #CC40C2

triadic

#9040CC #CC9040 #40CC90

tetradic

#9040CC #CC4A40 #7CCC40 #40C2CC

square

#9040CC #CC4A40 #7CCC40 #40C2CC

split-complementary

#9040CC #C2CC40 #40CC4A

monochromatic

#4F1F73 #702CA3 #9040CC #AC70D9 #C8A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9040CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9040CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040CC

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040CC	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1869C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.209 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bdc',
    500: '#9040cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040cc;
$custom-light: #b57bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54414,
    "c": 0.20876,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040CC

secondary

#B0D295

accent

#E14789

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040CC

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

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