#9A40CC#9A40CC

#9A40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.212 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40CC
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.49, 59.76, -56.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.49, 82.36, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1383 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.212 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.0568, 14.8971, 58.6178)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40CC #72CC40

analogous

#5440CC #9A40CC #CC40B8

triadic

#9A40CC #CC9A40 #40CC9A

tetradic

#9A40CC #CC5440 #72CC40 #40B8CC

square

#9A40CC #CC5440 #72CC40 #40B8CC

split-complementary

#9A40CC #B8CC40 #40CC54

monochromatic

#551F73 #782CA3 #9A40CC #B470D9 #CDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9A40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9A40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40CC

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40CC	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.212 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cdc',
    500: '#9a40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40cc;
$custom-light: #bc7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5564,
    "c": 0.21164,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40CC

secondary

#ABD295

accent

#E1477E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40CC

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

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