#9940BC#9940BC

#9940BC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.196 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940BC
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 188)
HSL	hsl(283, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 66%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 56.17, -49.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 74.71, 318.75°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1383 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.196 315)
XYZ	xyz(24.0459, 14.0708, 49.0165)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940BC #63BC40

analogous

#5B40BC #9940BC #BC40A1

triadic

#9940BC #BC9940 #40BC99

tetradic

#9940BC #BC5B40 #63BC40 #40A1BC

square

#9940BC #BC5B40 #63BC40 #40A1BC

split-complementary

#9940BC #A1BC40 #40BC5B

monochromatic

#4F2161 #74308E #9940BC #B26CCD #CA9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#9940BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9940BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940BC

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940BC	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.196 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7bd1',
    500: '#9940bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940bc;
$custom-light: #bb7bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.065,
    "s": 49.206,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54455,
    "c": 0.19566,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.1407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940BC

secondary

#9FC98F

accent

#D94F76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940BC

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

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