#9040E4#9040E4

#9040E4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.233 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9040E4
RGB	rgb(144, 64, 228)
HSL	hsl(269, 75%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 63.21, -69.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 94.17, 312.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1215 -0.1991)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.233 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.3352, 15.1974, 74.8770)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9040E4 #94E440

analogous

#4042E4 #9040E4 #E240E4

triadic

#9040E4 #E49040 #40E490

tetradic

#9040E4 #E44042 #94E440 #40E4E2

square

#9040E4 #E44042 #94E440 #40E4E2

split-complementary

#9040E4 #E4E240 #42E440

monochromatic

#531595 #711DCA #9040E4 #AF76EC #CEABF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9040E4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9040E4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9040E4

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9040E4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9040E4	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006CE1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E698E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9040e4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 64, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.233 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77cee',
    500: '#9040e4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9040e4;
$custom-light: #b77cee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9040e4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.268,
    "s": 75.229,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56191,
    "c": 0.23321,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9040E4

secondary

#C1E19F

accent

#F23696

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9040E4

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

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