#9B40CC#9B40CC

#9B40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.212 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40CC
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 59.97, -56.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 82.36, 316.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.1396 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.212 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.2480, 14.9956, 58.6268)
Luminance	0.1499 (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

#9B40CC #71CC40

analogous

#5540CC #9B40CC #CC40B7

triadic

#9B40CC #CC9B40 #40CC9B

tetradic

#9B40CC #CC5540 #71CC40 #40B7CC

square

#9B40CC #CC5540 #71CC40 #40B7CC

split-complementary

#9B40CC #B7CC40 #40CC55

monochromatic

#551F73 #792CA3 #9B40CC #B470D9 #CEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#9B40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#9B40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40CC

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40CC	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.212 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdc',
    500: '#9b40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40cc;
$custom-light: #bd7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55766,
    "c": 0.21196,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40CC

secondary

#ABD295

accent

#E1477D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40CC

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

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