#9940CB#9940CB

#9940CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.210 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940CB
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 59.33, -56.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 81.88, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1372 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.21 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7477, 14.7515, 57.9793)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940CB #72CB40

analogous

#5340CB #9940CB #CB40B8

triadic

#9940CB #CB9940 #40CB99

tetradic

#9940CB #CB5340 #72CB40 #40B8CB

square

#9940CB #CB5340 #72CB40 #40B8CB

split-complementary

#9940CB #B8CB40 #40CB53

monochromatic

#541F72 #772CA2 #9940CB #B370D8 #CCA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9940CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9940CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940CB

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940CB	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.210 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cdc',
    500: '#9940cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940cb;
$custom-light: #bb7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.417,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55447,
    "c": 0.21035,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940CB

secondary

#ABD295

accent

#E0477E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940CB

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

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