#9B40CB#9B40CB

#9B40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.211 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40CB
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 59.75, -55.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 81.88, 316.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.1397 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.211 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.1285, 14.9478, 57.9971)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40CB #70CB40

analogous

#5640CB #9B40CB #CB40B5

triadic

#9B40CB #CB9B40 #40CB9B

tetradic

#9B40CB #CB5640 #70CB40 #40B5CB

square

#9B40CB #CB5640 #70CB40 #40B5CB

split-complementary

#9B40CB #B5CB40 #40CB56

monochromatic

#551F72 #792CA2 #9B40CB #B470D8 #CDA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#9B40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#9B40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40CB

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40CB	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.211 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdc',
    500: '#9b40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40cb;
$custom-light: #bd7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.281,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55698,
    "c": 0.21099,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40CB

secondary

#AAD295

accent

#E0477C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40CB

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

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