#9A40CF#9A40CF

#9A40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.215 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40CF
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 60.40, -58.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 83.80, 316.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.138 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.215 310)
XYZ	xyz(26.4201, 15.0424, 60.5311)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40CF #75CF40

analogous

#5240CF #9A40CF #CF40BD

triadic

#9A40CF #CF9A40 #40CF9A

tetradic

#9A40CF #CF5240 #75CF40 #40BDCF

square

#9A40CF #CF5240 #75CF40 #40BDCF

split-complementary

#9A40CF #BDCF40 #40CF52

monochromatic

#561E77 #792AA8 #9A40CF #B471DB #CEA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9A40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9A40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40CF

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40CF	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.215 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cde',
    500: '#9a40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40cf;
$custom-light: #bc7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.762,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55846,
    "c": 0.21459,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.15042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40CF

secondary

#ADD497

accent

#E3457F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40CF

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

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