#9B40DF#9B40DF

#9B40DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.231 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B40DF
RGB	rgb(155, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(274, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 64.08, -65.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 91.45, 314.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.1% 0.1371 -0.1853)
OKLCH	oklch(57.1% 0.231 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.6674, 15.9634, 71.3687)
Luminance	0.1596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B40DF #84DF40

analogous

#4C40DF #9B40DF #DF40D3

triadic

#9B40DF #DF9B40 #40DF9B

tetradic

#9B40DF #DF4C40 #84DF40 #40D3DF

square

#9B40DF #DF4C40 #84DF40 #40D3DF

split-complementary

#9B40DF #D3DF40 #40DF4C

monochromatic

#5B188D #7D20C1 #9B40DF #B674E8 #D2A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#9B40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#9B40DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B40DF

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B40DF	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F658C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.231 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dea',
    500: '#9b40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b40df;
$custom-light: #be7dea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.34,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57101,
    "c": 0.2305,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B40DF

secondary

#B9DE9D

accent

#EE3A87

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B40DF

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

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