#9740CD#9740CD

#9740CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.212 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740CD
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 59.35, -57.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 82.86, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1344 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.212 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6131, 14.6544, 59.2251)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740CD #76CD40

analogous

#5040CD #9740CD #CD40BD

triadic

#9740CD #CD9740 #40CD97

tetradic

#9740CD #CD5040 #76CD40 #40BDCD

square

#9740CD #CD5040 #76CD40 #40BDCD

split-complementary

#9740CD #BDCD40 #40CD50

monochromatic

#531E74 #762BA5 #9740CD #B171DA #CCA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#9740CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#9740CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740CD

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740CD	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.212 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bdd',
    500: '#9740cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740cd;
$custom-light: #ba7bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.021,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55337,
    "c": 0.21172,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740CD

secondary

#ADD396

accent

#E24682

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740CD

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

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