#9A40C2#9A40C2

#9A40C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.202 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40C2
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(282, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.85, 57.64, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.85, 77.58, 317.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.1392 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.202 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.8958, 14.4326, 52.5028)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40C2 #68C240

analogous

#5940C2 #9A40C2 #C240A9

triadic

#9A40C2 #C29A40 #40C29A

tetradic

#9A40C2 #C25940 #68C240 #40A9C2

square

#9A40C2 #C25940 #68C240 #40A9C2

split-complementary

#9A40C2 #A9C240 #40C259

monochromatic

#512167 #763095 #9A40C2 #B36ED1 #CB9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#9A40C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9A40C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40C2

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40C2	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.202 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7bd5',
    500: '#9a40c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40c2;
$custom-light: #bb7bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.538,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54972,
    "c": 0.20188,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40C2

secondary

#A4CC92

accent

#DB4D79

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40C2

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

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