#9940CC#9940CC

#9940CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.211 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940CC
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(278, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 59.55, -56.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 82.36, 316.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.52% 0.1371 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(55.52% 0.211 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8672, 14.7993, 58.6089)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940CC #73CC40

analogous

#5340CC #9940CC #CC40B9

triadic

#9940CC #CC9940 #40CC99

tetradic

#9940CC #CC5340 #73CC40 #40B9CC

square

#9940CC #CC5340 #73CC40 #40B9CC

split-complementary

#9940CC #B9CC40 #40CC53

monochromatic

#541F73 #782CA3 #9940CC #B370D9 #CDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9940CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9940CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940CC

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940CC	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.211 310.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55516,
    "c": 0.21133,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940CC

secondary

#ACD295

accent

#E1477F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940CC

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

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