#9740C7#9740C7

#9740C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.206 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740C7
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 58.05, -54.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 79.96, 316.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.135 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.206 311)
XYZ	xyz(24.9028, 14.3702, 55.4836)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740C7 #70C740

analogous

#5440C7 #9740C7 #C740B3

triadic

#9740C7 #C79740 #40C797

tetradic

#9740C7 #C75440 #70C740 #40B3C7

square

#9740C7 #C75440 #70C740 #40B3C7

split-complementary

#9740C7 #B3C740 #40C754

monochromatic

#51206D #752E9C #9740C7 #B16FD5 #CB9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9740C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9740C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740C7

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740C7	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6BC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.206 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd9',
    500: '#9740c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740c7;
$custom-light: #ba7bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54926,
    "c": 0.20578,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.1437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740C7

secondary

#A9CF94

accent

#DE4A7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740C7

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

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