#9C40BA#9C40BA

#9C40BA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.195 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40BA
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(285, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 56.45, -47.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 73.83, 319.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1421 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.195 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4053, 14.2808, 47.9158)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40BA #5EBA40

analogous

#5F40BA #9C40BA #BA409B

triadic

#9C40BA #BA9C40 #40BA9C

tetradic

#9C40BA #BA5F40 #5EBA40 #409BBA

square

#9C40BA #BA5F40 #5EBA40 #409BBA

split-complementary

#9C40BA #9BBA40 #40BA5F

monochromatic

#50215F #76308C #9C40BA #B46BCC #CB99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#9C40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9C40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40BA

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40BA	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.195 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7bcf',
    500: '#9c40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40ba;
$custom-light: #bd7bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.246,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54718,
    "c": 0.19493,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40BA

secondary

#9CC88E

accent

#D84F71

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40BA

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

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