#9740D6#9740D6

#9740D6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.221 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740D6
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 214)
HSL	hsl(275, 65%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(275, 70%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 70.1%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 61.33, -61.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 87.20, 314.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1332 -0.1759)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.221 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.7309, 15.1015, 65.1120)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740D6 #7FD640

analogous

#4C40D6 #9740D6 #D640CA

triadic

#9740D6 #D69740 #40D697

tetradic

#9740D6 #D64C40 #7FD640 #40CAD6

square

#9740D6 #D64C40 #7FD640 #40CAD6

split-complementary

#9740D6 #CAD640 #40D64C

monochromatic

#561B80 #7826B2 #9740D6 #B272E1 #CEA5EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9740D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9740D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740D6

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740D6	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E6DD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D6287

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.221 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7ce3',
    500: '#9740d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740d6;
$custom-light: #bb7ce3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.8,
    "s": 64.655,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55971,
    "c": 0.22064,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740D6

secondary

#B4D999

accent

#E84087

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740D6

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

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