#9C40CB#9C40CB

#9C40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.211 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40CB
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 59.96, -55.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 81.88, 317.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.141 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.211 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3212, 15.0472, 58.0062)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40CB #6FCB40

analogous

#5640CB #9C40CB #CB40B5

triadic

#9C40CB #CB9C40 #40CB9C

tetradic

#9C40CB #CB5640 #6FCB40 #40B5CB

square

#9C40CB #CB5640 #6FCB40 #40B5CB

split-complementary

#9C40CB #B5CB40 #40CB56

monochromatic

#561F72 #7A2CA2 #9C40CB #B570D8 #CEA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9C40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9C40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40CB

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40CB	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.211 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdc',
    500: '#9c40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40cb;
$custom-light: #bd7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.712,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55824,
    "c": 0.21131,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40CB

secondary

#AAD295

accent

#E0477B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40CB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →