#9040CE#9040CE

#9040CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.211 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040CE
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(274, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 58.14, -59.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 83.41, 314.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1251 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.211 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4732, 14.0526, 59.8037)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040CE #7ECE40

analogous

#4940CE #9040CE #CE40C5

triadic

#9040CE #CE9040 #40CE90

tetradic

#9040CE #CE4940 #7ECE40 #40C5CE

square

#9040CE #CE4940 #7ECE40 #40C5CE

split-complementary

#9040CE #C5CE40 #40CE49

monochromatic

#4F1E75 #702BA6 #9040CE #AC71DA #C9A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#9040CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9040CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040CE

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040CE	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1269CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.211 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57bde',
    500: '#9040ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040ce;
$custom-light: #b57bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.803,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54557,
    "c": 0.21081,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040CE

secondary

#B1D496

accent

#E2458A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040CE

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

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