#9B40DA#9B40DA

#9B40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.226 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40DA
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(275, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 62.98, -62.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 89.05, 315.01°)
OKLab	oklab(56.74% 0.1379 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(56.74% 0.226 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.0032, 15.6977, 67.8708)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40DA #7FDA40

analogous

#4E40DA #9B40DA #DA40CC

triadic

#9B40DA #DA9B40 #40DA9B

tetradic

#9B40DA #DA4E40 #7FDA40 #40CCDA

square

#9B40DA #DA4E40 #7FDA40 #40CCDA

split-complementary

#9B40DA #CCDA40 #40DA4E

monochromatic

#5A1A86 #7C24B9 #9B40DA #B673E4 #D1A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#9B40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#9B40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40DA

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40DA	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F6FD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#916389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.226 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7ce6',
    500: '#9b40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40da;
$custom-light: #bd7ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.455,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56741,
    "c": 0.22562,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40DA

secondary

#B5DB9B

accent

#EA3D84

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40DA

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

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