#9B40C8#9B40C8

#9B40C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.208 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40C8
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(280, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 59.12, -54.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 80.45, 317.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.14 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.208 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7744, 14.8062, 56.1325)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40C8 #6DC840

analogous

#5740C8 #9B40C8 #C840B1

triadic

#9B40C8 #C89B40 #40C89B

tetradic

#9B40C8 #C85740 #6DC840 #40B1C8

square

#9B40C8 #C85740 #6DC840 #40B1C8

split-complementary

#9B40C8 #B1C840 #40C857

monochromatic

#54206E #782D9D #9B40C8 #B470D6 #CD9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9B40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9B40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40C8

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40C8	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336DC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.208 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7cd9',
    500: '#9b40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40c8;
$custom-light: #bc7cd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.147,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55496,
    "c": 0.20807,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40C8

secondary

#A8D094

accent

#DF497B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40C8

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

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