#9A40CB#9A40CB

#9A40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.211 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40CB
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.43, 59.54, -56.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.43, 81.88, 316.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1384 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.211 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.9373, 14.8492, 57.9882)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40CB #71CB40

analogous

#5540CB #9A40CB #CB40B7

triadic

#9A40CB #CB9A40 #40CB9A

tetradic

#9A40CB #CB5540 #71CB40 #40B7CB

square

#9A40CB #CB5540 #71CB40 #40B7CB

split-complementary

#9A40CB #B7CB40 #40CB55

monochromatic

#541F72 #782CA2 #9A40CB #B370D8 #CDA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#9A40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9A40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40CB

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40CB	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6DC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.211 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cdc',
    500: '#9a40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40cb;
$custom-light: #bc7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.849,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55572,
    "c": 0.21067,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40CB

secondary

#AAD295

accent

#E0477D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40CB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →