#9A40DA#9A40DA

#9A40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.225 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40DA
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(275, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.4%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 62.79, -63.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 89.07, 314.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% 0.1366 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.225 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8120, 15.5991, 67.8619)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40DA #80DA40

analogous

#4D40DA #9A40DA #DA40CD

triadic

#9A40DA #DA9A40 #40DA9A

tetradic

#9A40DA #DA4D40 #80DA40 #40CDDA

square

#9A40DA #DA4D40 #80DA40 #40CDDA

split-complementary

#9A40DA #CDDA40 #40DA4D

monochromatic

#591A86 #7B24B9 #9A40DA #B573E4 #D0A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#9A40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#9A40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40DA

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40DA	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A6FD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.225 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ce6',
    500: '#9a40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40da;
$custom-light: #bd7ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.065,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5662,
    "c": 0.22536,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40DA

secondary

#B5DB9B

accent

#EA3D85

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40DA

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

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