#9B40CE#9B40CE

#9B40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.214 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40CE
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 60.39, -57.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 83.31, 316.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.1394 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.214 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4894, 15.0922, 59.8982)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40CE #73CE40

analogous

#5440CE #9B40CE #CE40BA

triadic

#9B40CE #CE9B40 #40CE9B

tetradic

#9B40CE #CE5440 #73CE40 #40BACE

square

#9B40CE #CE5440 #73CE40 #40BACE

split-complementary

#9B40CE #BACE40 #40CE54

monochromatic

#561E75 #7A2BA6 #9B40CE #B571DA #CEA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#9B40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9B40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40CE

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40CE	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.214 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cde',
    500: '#9b40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40ce;
$custom-light: #bd7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.451,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55902,
    "c": 0.21391,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40CE

secondary

#ACD496

accent

#E2457E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40CE

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

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