#9B40D0#9B40D0

#9B40D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.216 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40D0
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 208)
HSL	hsl(278, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 60.82, -58.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 84.27, 316.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.1392 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.216 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.7339, 15.1900, 61.1859)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40D0 #75D040

analogous

#5340D0 #9B40D0 #D040BD

triadic

#9B40D0 #D09B40 #40D09B

tetradic

#9B40D0 #D05340 #75D040 #40BDD0

square

#9B40D0 #D05340 #75D040 #40BDD0

split-complementary

#9B40D0 #BDD040 #40D053

monochromatic

#571E78 #7A2AA9 #9B40D0 #B571DC #CEA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9B40D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9B40D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40D0

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40D0	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#945F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.216 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdf',
    500: '#9b40d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40d0;
$custom-light: #bd7cdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.917,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56039,
    "c": 0.21586,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40D0

secondary

#AED597

accent

#E4447F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40D0

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

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