#9B40BE#9B40BE

#9B40BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.198 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40BE
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(283, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 57.04, -49.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 75.69, 318.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1407 -0.1399)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.198 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6437, 14.3539, 50.1777)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40BE #63BE40

analogous

#5C40BE #9B40BE #BE40A2

triadic

#9B40BE #BE9B40 #40BE9B

tetradic

#9B40BE #BE5C40 #63BE40 #40A2BE

square

#9B40BE #BE5C40 #63BE40 #40A2BE

split-complementary

#9B40BE #A2BE40 #40BE5C

monochromatic

#502162 #763190 #9B40BE #B36DCE #CB9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9B40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9B40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40BE

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40BE	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.198 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7bd2',
    500: '#9b40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40be;
$custom-light: #bc7bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.333,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54841,
    "c": 0.19838,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40BE

secondary

#A0C990

accent

#D94F75

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40BE

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

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