#9040E3#9040E3

#9040E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.232 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040E3
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 227)
HSL	hsl(269, 74%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 71.8%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 62.98, -69.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 93.69, 312.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1217 -0.1978)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.232 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.1968, 15.1420, 74.1480)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040E3 #93E340

analogous

#4042E3 #9040E3 #E240E3

triadic

#9040E3 #E39040 #40E390

tetradic

#9040E3 #E34042 #93E340 #40E3E2

square

#9040E3 #E34042 #93E340 #40E3E2

split-complementary

#9040E3 #E3E240 #42E340

monochromatic

#531693 #711DC8 #9040E3 #AF75EB #CEABF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#9040E3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9040E3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040E3

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040E3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040E3	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E688E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040e3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.232 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77ced',
    500: '#9040e3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040e3;
$custom-light: #b77ced;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040e3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.448,
    "s": 74.429,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56115,
    "c": 0.23219,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040E3

secondary

#C0E19E

accent

#F13796

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040E3

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

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