#9740DF#9740DF

#9740DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.230 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9740DF
RGB	rgb(151, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(273, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 63.33, -66.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 91.54, 313.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1318 -0.188)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.23 305)
XYZ	xyz(27.9122, 15.5740, 71.3333)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9740DF #88DF40

analogous

#4840DF #9740DF #DF40D8

triadic

#9740DF #DF9740 #40DF97

tetradic

#9740DF #DF4840 #88DF40 #40D8DF

square

#9740DF #DF4840 #88DF40 #40D8DF

split-complementary

#9740DF #D8DF40 #40DF48

monochromatic

#58188D #7820C1 #9740DF #B474E8 #D0A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#9740DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9740DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9740DF

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9740DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9740DF	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A668C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9740df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.230 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cea',
    500: '#9740df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9740df;
$custom-light: #bb7cea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9740df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 151,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.83,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56625,
    "c": 0.22958,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.15574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9740DF

secondary

#BADE9D

accent

#EE3A8B

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9740DF

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

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