#9040D4#9040D4

#9040D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.217 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040D4
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 59.51, -62.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 86.36, 313.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1242 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.217 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2160, 14.3497, 63.7159)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040D4 #84D440

analogous

#4640D4 #9040D4 #D440CE

triadic

#9040D4 #D49040 #40D490

tetradic

#9040D4 #D44640 #84D440 #40CED4

square

#9040D4 #D44640 #84D440 #40CED4

split-complementary

#9040D4 #CED440 #40D446

monochromatic

#511C7D #7127AF #9040D4 #AD72DF #CAA4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9040D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9040D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040D4

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040D4	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836286

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.217 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67be2',
    500: '#9040d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040d4;
$custom-light: #b67be2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.432,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54991,
    "c": 0.21693,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040D4

secondary

#B5D798

accent

#E6428D

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A15

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040D4

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

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