#9B40BA#9B40BA

#9B40BA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.195 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40BA
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(285, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.49, 56.22, -47.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.49, 73.81, 319.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.1408 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.195 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2125, 14.1814, 47.9067)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40BA #5FBA40

analogous

#5E40BA #9B40BA #BA409C

triadic

#9B40BA #BA9B40 #40BA9B

tetradic

#9B40BA #BA5E40 #5FBA40 #409CBA

square

#9B40BA #BA5E40 #5FBA40 #409CBA

split-complementary

#9B40BA #9CBA40 #40BA5E

monochromatic

#4F215F #75308C #9B40BA #B36BCC #CB99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#9B40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#9B40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40BA

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40BA	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.195 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7bcf',
    500: '#9b40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40ba;
$custom-light: #bc7bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.754,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54587,
    "c": 0.19452,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40BA

secondary

#9DC88E

accent

#D84F72

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40BA

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

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