#9B40CF#9B40CF

#9B40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.215 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40CF
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(278, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 60.61, -57.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 83.79, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.1393 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.215 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.6113, 15.1409, 60.5400)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40CF #74CF40

analogous

#5340CF #9B40CF #CF40BB

triadic

#9B40CF #CF9B40 #40CF9B

tetradic

#9B40CF #CF5340 #74CF40 #40BBCF

square

#9B40CF #CF5340 #74CF40 #40BBCF

split-complementary

#9B40CF #BBCF40 #40CF53

monochromatic

#561E77 #7A2AA8 #9B40CF #B571DB #CEA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#9B40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9B40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40CF

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40CF	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.215 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cde',
    500: '#9b40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40cf;
$custom-light: #bd7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5597,
    "c": 0.21489,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40CF

secondary

#ADD497

accent

#E3457E

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40CF

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

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