#9B40CD#9B40CD

#9B40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.213 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40CD
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 60.18, -56.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 82.83, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1395 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.213 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3683, 15.0438, 59.2605)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40CD #72CD40

analogous

#5440CD #9B40CD #CD40B9

triadic

#9B40CD #CD9B40 #40CD9B

tetradic

#9B40CD #CD5440 #72CD40 #40B9CD

square

#9B40CD #CD5440 #72CD40 #40B9CD

split-complementary

#9B40CD #B9CD40 #40CD54

monochromatic

#561E74 #7A2BA5 #9B40CD #B471DA #CEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9B40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9B40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40CD

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40CD	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.213 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdd',
    500: '#9b40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40cd;
$custom-light: #bd7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.723,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55834,
    "c": 0.21294,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40CD

secondary

#ACD396

accent

#E2467D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40CD

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

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