#9C40C8#9C40C8

#9C40C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.208 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40C8
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(281, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 59.33, -54.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 80.45, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1413 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.208 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.9672, 14.9056, 56.1416)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40C8 #6CC840

analogous

#5840C8 #9C40C8 #C840B0

triadic

#9C40C8 #C89C40 #40C89C

tetradic

#9C40C8 #C85840 #6CC840 #40B0C8

square

#9C40C8 #C85840 #6CC840 #40B0C8

split-complementary

#9C40C8 #B0C840 #40C858

monochromatic

#55206E #792D9D #9C40C8 #B570D6 #CD9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#9C40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#9C40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40C8

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40C8	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346EC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.208 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cd9',
    500: '#9c40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40c8;
$custom-light: #bd7cd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.588,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55623,
    "c": 0.20841,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40C8

secondary

#A7D094

accent

#DF497A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40C8

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

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