#9940BE#9940BE

#9940BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.198 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940BE
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 56.58, -50.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 75.66, 318.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1382 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.198 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2630, 14.1576, 50.1598)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940BE #65BE40

analogous

#5A40BE #9940BE #BE40A4

triadic

#9940BE #BE9940 #40BE99

tetradic

#9940BE #BE5A40 #65BE40 #40A4BE

square

#9940BE #BE5A40 #65BE40 #40A4BE

split-complementary

#9940BE #A4BE40 #40BE5A

monochromatic

#4F2162 #743190 #9940BE #B26DCE #CA9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#9940BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9940BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940BE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940BE	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.198 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7bd2',
    500: '#9940be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940be;
$custom-light: #bb7bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.381,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54584,
    "c": 0.19761,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940BE

secondary

#A1C990

accent

#D94F77

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940BE

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

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