#9740CB#9740CB

#9740CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.210 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740CB
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.02, 58.91, -56.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.02, 81.89, 316.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1346 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.21 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3733, 14.5584, 57.9617)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740CB #74CB40

analogous

#5140CB #9740CB #CB40BA

triadic

#9740CB #CB9740 #40CB97

tetradic

#9740CB #CB5140 #74CB40 #40BACB

square

#9740CB #CB5140 #74CB40 #40BACB

split-complementary

#9740CB #BACB40 #40CB51

monochromatic

#531F72 #762CA2 #9740CB #B170D8 #CBA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#9740CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#9740CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740CB

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740CB	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.210 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bdc',
    500: '#9740cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740cb;
$custom-light: #ba7bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.554,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55199,
    "c": 0.20973,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740CB

secondary

#ACD295

accent

#E04781

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740CB

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

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