#9740DB#9740DB

#9740DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.226 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740DB
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(274, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 62.44, -64.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 89.61, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% 0.1325 -0.1826)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.226 306)
XYZ	xyz(27.3793, 15.3608, 68.5267)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740DB #84DB40

analogous

#4940DB #9740DB #DB40D2

triadic

#9740DB #DB9740 #40DB97

tetradic

#9740DB #DB4940 #84DB40 #40D2DB

square

#9740DB #DB4940 #84DB40 #40D2DB

split-complementary

#9740DB #D2DB40 #40DB49

monochromatic

#571987 #7823BB #9740DB #B373E5 #CFA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#9740DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9740DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740DB

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740DB	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.226 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7ce7',
    500: '#9740db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740db;
$custom-light: #bb7ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.677,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56332,
    "c": 0.22561,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.15361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740DB

secondary

#B7DC9B

accent

#EB3D89

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740DB

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

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