#9940DE#9940DE

#9940DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.229 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940DE
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 222)
HSL	hsl(274, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 63.48, -65.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 91.01, 314.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.79% 0.1346 -0.1853)
OKLCH	oklch(56.79% 0.229 306)
XYZ	xyz(28.1522, 15.7133, 70.6429)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940DE #85DE40

analogous

#4A40DE #9940DE #DE40D4

triadic

#9940DE #DE9940 #40DE99

tetradic

#9940DE #DE4A40 #85DE40 #40D4DE

square

#9940DE #DE4A40 #85DE40 #40D4DE

split-complementary

#9940DE #D4DE40 #40DE4A

monochromatic

#59188B #7A21C0 #9940DE #B574E7 #D1A8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#9940DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9940DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940DE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940DE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D658B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.229 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ce9',
    500: '#9940de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940de;
$custom-light: #bc7ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.797,
    "s": 70.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56789,
    "c": 0.22905,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.15713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940DE

secondary

#B9DE9C

accent

#ED3A89

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940DE

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

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