#9B40CA#9B40CA

#9B40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.210 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40CA
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 59.54, -55.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 81.40, 317.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1398 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.21 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0097, 14.9003, 57.3716)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40CA #6FCA40

analogous

#5640CA #9B40CA #CA40B4

triadic

#9B40CA #CA9B40 #40CA9B

tetradic

#9B40CA #CA5640 #6FCA40 #40B4CA

square

#9B40CA #CA5640 #6FCA40 #40B4CA

split-complementary

#9B40CA #B4CA40 #40CA56

monochromatic

#551F70 #792CA0 #9B40CA #B470D7 #CDA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9B40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9B40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40CA

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40CA	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306DC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.210 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdb',
    500: '#9b40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40ca;
$custom-light: #bd7cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.565,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5563,
    "c": 0.21001,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40CA

secondary

#A9D195

accent

#E0487C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40CA

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

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