#9A40CA#9A40CA

#9A40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.210 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40CA
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 59.33, -55.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 81.40, 316.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1385 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.21 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.8185, 14.8017, 57.3626)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40CA #70CA40

analogous

#5540CA #9A40CA #CA40B5

triadic

#9A40CA #CA9A40 #40CA9A

tetradic

#9A40CA #CA5540 #70CA40 #40B5CA

square

#9A40CA #CA5540 #70CA40 #40B5CA

split-complementary

#9A40CA #B5CA40 #40CA55

monochromatic

#541F70 #782CA0 #9A40CA #B370D7 #CDA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9A40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9A40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40CA

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40CA	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.210 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cdb',
    500: '#9a40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40ca;
$custom-light: #bc7cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55505,
    "c": 0.20969,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40CA

secondary

#AAD195

accent

#E0487D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40CA

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

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