#9040CD#9040CD

#9040CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.210 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040CD
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 57.92, -59.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 82.92, 314.30°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.1252 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.21 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.3521, 14.0041, 59.1659)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040CD #7DCD40

analogous

#4A40CD #9040CD #CD40C3

triadic

#9040CD #CD9040 #40CD90

tetradic

#9040CD #CD4A40 #7DCD40 #40C3CD

square

#9040CD #CD4A40 #7DCD40 #40C3CD

split-complementary

#9040CD #C3CD40 #40CD4A

monochromatic

#4F1E74 #702BA5 #9040CD #AC71DA #C8A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#9040CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#9040CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040CD

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040CD	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1569CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.210 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bdd',
    500: '#9040cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040cd;
$custom-light: #b57bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.043,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54485,
    "c": 0.20978,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040CD

secondary

#B0D396

accent

#E24689

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040CD

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

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