#9A40D2#9A40D2

#9A40D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.218 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40D2
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 210)
HSL	hsl(277, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 61.05, -59.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 85.24, 315.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1377 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.218 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.7904, 15.1905, 62.4810)
Luminance	0.1519 (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

#9A40D2 #78D240

analogous

#5140D2 #9A40D2 #D240C1

triadic

#9A40D2 #D29A40 #40D29A

tetradic

#9A40D2 #D25140 #78D240 #40C1D2

square

#9A40D2 #D25140 #78D240 #40C1D2

split-complementary

#9A40D2 #C1D240 #40D251

monochromatic

#571D7B #7A29AC #9A40D2 #B472DE #CEA3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9A40D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9A40D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40D2

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40D2	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#226ECF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.218 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ce1',
    500: '#9a40d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40d2;
$custom-light: #bc7ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.986,
    "s": 61.864,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56054,
    "c": 0.21752,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40D2

secondary

#B0D698

accent

#E54381

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40D2

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