#9940DF#9940DF

#9940DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.230 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9940DF
RGB	rgb(153, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(274, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 63.71, -65.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 91.49, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.1345 -0.1866)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.23 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.2866, 15.7670, 71.3509)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9940DF #86DF40

analogous

#4A40DF #9940DF #DF40D5

triadic

#9940DF #DF9940 #40DF99

tetradic

#9940DF #DF4A40 #86DF40 #40D5DF

square

#9940DF #DF4A40 #86DF40 #40D5DF

split-complementary

#9940DF #D5DF40 #40DF4A

monochromatic

#59188D #7B20C1 #9940DF #B574E8 #D1A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#9940DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#9940DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9940DF

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9940DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9940DF	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C668C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9940df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.230 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cea',
    500: '#9940df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9940df;
$custom-light: #bc7cea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9940df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.585,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56862,
    "c": 0.23003,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9940DF

secondary

#B9DE9D

accent

#EE3A89

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9940DF

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

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