#9B40BD#9B40BD

#9B40BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.197 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40BD
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(284, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 56.83, -49.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 75.22, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1407 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.197 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5348, 14.3103, 49.6040)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40BD #62BD40

analogous

#5D40BD #9B40BD #BD40A1

triadic

#9B40BD #BD9B40 #40BD9B

tetradic

#9B40BD #BD5D40 #62BD40 #40A1BD

square

#9B40BD #BD5D40 #62BD40 #40A1BD

split-complementary

#9B40BD #A1BD40 #40BD5D

monochromatic

#502162 #76318F #9B40BD #B36DCD #CB9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#9B40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9B40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40BD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40BD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.197 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7bd1',
    500: '#9b40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40bd;
$custom-light: #bc7bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.68,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54777,
    "c": 0.19741,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40BD

secondary

#9FC990

accent

#D94F74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40BD

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

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