#9940CE#9940CE

#9940CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.213 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940CE
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 59.98, -57.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 83.32, 316.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.1368 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.213 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.1087, 14.8959, 59.8804)
Luminance	0.1489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940CE #75CE40

analogous

#5240CE #9940CE #CE40BC

triadic

#9940CE #CE9940 #40CE99

tetradic

#9940CE #CE5240 #75CE40 #40BCCE

square

#9940CE #CE5240 #75CE40 #40BCCE

split-complementary

#9940CE #BCCE40 #40CE52

monochromatic

#551E75 #782BA6 #9940CE #B371DA #CDA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9940CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9940CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940CE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940CE	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.213 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cde',
    500: '#9940ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940ce;
$custom-light: #bb7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.606,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55653,
    "c": 0.2133,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940CE

secondary

#ADD496

accent

#E24580

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940CE

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

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