#9940D4#9940D4

#9940D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.219 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940D4
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(276, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 61.28, -60.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 86.21, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.1361 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.219 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.8515, 15.1930, 63.7926)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940D4 #7BD440

analogous

#4F40D4 #9940D4 #D440C5

triadic

#9940D4 #D49940 #40D499

tetradic

#9940D4 #D44F40 #7BD440 #40C5D4

square

#9940D4 #D44F40 #7BD440 #40C5D4

split-complementary

#9940D4 #C5D440 #40D44F

monochromatic

#571C7D #7927AF #9940D4 #B472DF #CEA4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9940D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9940D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940D4

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940D4	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6ED1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906186

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.219 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ce2',
    500: '#9940d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940d4;
$custom-light: #bc7ce2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.081,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56072,
    "c": 0.21921,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940D4

secondary

#B2D798

accent

#E64283

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940D4

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

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