#9B40BF#9B40BF

#9B40BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.199 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40BF
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(283, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 57.24, -50.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 76.17, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1406 -0.1413)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.199 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7534, 14.3978, 50.7552)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40BF #64BF40

analogous

#5B40BF #9B40BF #BF40A4

triadic

#9B40BF #BF9B40 #40BF9B

tetradic

#9B40BF #BF5B40 #64BF40 #40A4BF

square

#9B40BF #BF5B40 #64BF40 #40A4BF

split-complementary

#9B40BF #A4BF40 #40BF5B

monochromatic

#512163 #763191 #9B40BF #B36ECE #CB9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9B40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9B40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40BF

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40BF	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.199 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7bd3',
    500: '#9b40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40bf;
$custom-light: #bc7bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.992,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54906,
    "c": 0.19935,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40BF

secondary

#A1CA91

accent

#D94E76

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40BF

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

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