#9A40D4#9A40D4

#9A40D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.219 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40D4
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 212)
HSL	hsl(276, 63%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(276, 70%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 69.8%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 61.48, -60.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 86.19, 315.50°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1374 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.219 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0411, 15.2907, 63.8015)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40D4 #7AD440

analogous

#5040D4 #9A40D4 #D440C4

triadic

#9A40D4 #D49A40 #40D49A

tetradic

#9A40D4 #D45040 #7AD440 #40C4D4

square

#9A40D4 #D45040 #7AD440 #40C4D4

split-complementary

#9A40D4 #C4D440 #40D450

monochromatic

#571C7D #7A27AF #9A40D4 #B472DF #CFA4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9A40D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#9A40D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40D4

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40D4	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E6ED1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916186

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.219 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ce2',
    500: '#9a40d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40d4;
$custom-light: #bc7ce2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.486,
    "s": 63.248,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56194,
    "c": 0.21949,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40D4

secondary

#B1D798

accent

#E64282

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40D4

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

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