Darkviolet#9400D3

#9400D3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.261 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Darkviolet — editorial page

Color values

HEX	#9400D3
RGB	rgb(148, 0, 211)
HSL	hsl(282, 100%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(282, 100%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 100%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 76.32, -70.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 103.81, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.1669 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.261 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9682, 10.9996, 62.4759)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9400D3 #3FD300

analogous

#2A00D3 #9400D3 #D300A9

triadic

#9400D3 #D39400 #00D394

tetradic

#9400D3 #D32A00 #3FD300 #00A9D3

square

#9400D3 #D32A00 #3FD300 #00A9D3

split-complementary

#9400D3 #A9D300 #00D32A

monochromatic

#3E0059 #690096 #9400D3 #B811FF #CA4EFF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#9400D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#9400D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9400D3

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9400D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9400D3	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9400d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(148, 0, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.261 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba67e2',
    500: '#9400d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9400d3;
$custom-light: #ba67e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9400d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 148,
    "g": 0,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.085,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51491,
    "c": 0.26068,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9400D3

secondary

#7AE04F

accent

#FF2969

background

#FCF6FE

surface

#F8ECFC

border

#D1C7D5

text

#130715

muted

#827A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9400D3

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

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