#9A40D0#9A40D0

#9A40D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.216 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40D0
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 208)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 60.61, -58.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 84.28, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.92% 0.1379 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(55.92% 0.216 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5427, 15.0914, 61.1770)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40D0 #76D040

analogous

#5240D0 #9A40D0 #D040BE

triadic

#9A40D0 #D09A40 #40D09A

tetradic

#9A40D0 #D05240 #76D040 #40BED0

square

#9A40D0 #D05240 #76D040 #40BED0

split-complementary

#9A40D0 #BED040 #40D052

monochromatic

#561E78 #792AA9 #9A40D0 #B471DC #CEA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#9A40D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9A40D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40D0

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40D0	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.216 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cdf',
    500: '#9a40d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40d0;
$custom-light: #bc7cdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55915,
    "c": 0.21556,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40D0

secondary

#AED597

accent

#E44480

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40D0

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

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