#9C40CC#9C40CC

#9C40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.212 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40CC
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 60.17, -56.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 82.36, 316.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.1409 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.212 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.4408, 15.0950, 58.6358)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40CC #70CC40

analogous

#5640CC #9C40CC #CC40B6

triadic

#9C40CC #CC9C40 #40CC9C

tetradic

#9C40CC #CC5640 #70CC40 #40B6CC

square

#9C40CC #CC5640 #70CC40 #40B6CC

split-complementary

#9C40CC #B6CC40 #40CC56

monochromatic

#561F73 #7A2CA3 #9C40CC #B570D9 #CEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#9C40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9C40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40CC

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40CC	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.212 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdc',
    500: '#9c40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40cc;
$custom-light: #bd7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.429,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55891,
    "c": 0.21229,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40CC

secondary

#AAD295

accent

#E1477C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40CC

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

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