#9740C8#9740C8

#9740C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.207 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740C8
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(278, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.82, 58.27, -55.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.82, 80.44, 316.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.1349 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.207 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0192, 14.4168, 56.0971)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740C8 #71C840

analogous

#5340C8 #9740C8 #C840B5

triadic

#9740C8 #C89740 #40C897

tetradic

#9740C8 #C85340 #71C840 #40B5C8

square

#9740C8 #C85340 #71C840 #40B5C8

split-complementary

#9740C8 #B5C840 #40C853

monochromatic

#52206E #752D9D #9740C8 #B170D6 #CB9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9740C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9740C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740C8

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740C8	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.207 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd9',
    500: '#9740c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740c8;
$custom-light: #ba7bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.382,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54994,
    "c": 0.20676,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740C8

secondary

#AAD094

accent

#DF497F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740C8

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

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