#9A40CD#9A40CD

#9A40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.213 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40CD
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 59.97, -57.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 82.84, 316.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.1382 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.213 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.1772, 14.9452, 59.2515)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40CD #73CD40

analogous

#5440CD #9A40CD #CD40B9

triadic

#9A40CD #CD9A40 #40CD9A

tetradic

#9A40CD #CD5440 #73CD40 #40B9CD

square

#9A40CD #CD5440 #73CD40 #40B9CD

split-complementary

#9A40CD #B9CD40 #40CD54

monochromatic

#551E74 #792BA5 #9A40CD #B471DA #CDA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#9A40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#9A40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40CD

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40CD	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.213 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cdd',
    500: '#9a40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40cd;
$custom-light: #bc7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.298,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55709,
    "c": 0.21262,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40CD

secondary

#ACD396

accent

#E2467E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40CD

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

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