#9A40DF#9A40DF

#9A40DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.230 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9A40DF
RGB	rgb(154, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(274, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.80, 63.89, -65.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.80, 91.47, 314.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1358 -0.186)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.23 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4762, 15.8648, 71.3598)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9A40DF #85DF40

analogous

#4B40DF #9A40DF #DF40D5

triadic

#9A40DF #DF9A40 #40DF9A

tetradic

#9A40DF #DF4B40 #85DF40 #40D5DF

square

#9A40DF #DF4B40 #85DF40 #40D5DF

split-complementary

#9A40DF #D5DF40 #40DF4B

monochromatic

#5A188D #7C20C1 #9A40DF #B674E8 #D1A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#9A40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#9A40DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9A40DF

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9A40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9A40DF	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E658C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9a40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(154, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.230 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cea',
    500: '#9a40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9a40df;
$custom-light: #bd7cea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9a40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 154,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.962,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56981,
    "c": 0.23027,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9A40DF

secondary

#B9DE9D

accent

#EE3A88

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9A40DF

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

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