#9740C4#9740C4

#9740C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.203 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740C4
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.56, 57.41, -53.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.56, 78.51, 316.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1352 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.203 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5579, 14.2323, 53.6673)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740C4 #6DC440

analogous

#5540C4 #9740C4 #C440AF

triadic

#9740C4 #C49740 #40C497

tetradic

#9740C4 #C45540 #6DC440 #40AFC4

square

#9740C4 #C45540 #6DC440 #40AFC4

split-complementary

#9740C4 #AFC440 #40C455

monochromatic

#502069 #742F98 #9740C4 #B06FD2 #CA9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#9740C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9740C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740C4

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740C4	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.203 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b97bd7',
    500: '#9740c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740c4;
$custom-light: #b97bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.545,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54724,
    "c": 0.2028,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740C4

secondary

#A7CD93

accent

#DC4C7D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740C4

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

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