#9740C5#9740C5

#9740C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.204 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740C5
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(279, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 57.62, -54.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 79.00, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1352 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.204 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6721, 14.2779, 54.2687)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740C5 #6EC540

analogous

#5440C5 #9740C5 #C540B0

triadic

#9740C5 #C59740 #40C597

tetradic

#9740C5 #C55440 #6EC540 #40B0C5

square

#9740C5 #C55440 #6EC540 #40B0C5

split-complementary

#9740C5 #B0C540 #40C554

monochromatic

#51206A #742F99 #9740C5 #B16FD3 #CA9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9740C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9740C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740C5

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740C5	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316BC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.204 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd7',
    500: '#9740c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740c5;
$custom-light: #ba7bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.248,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54791,
    "c": 0.20379,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740C5

secondary

#A7CE93

accent

#DD4B7D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740C5

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

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