#9C40CD#9C40CD

#9C40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.213 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40CD
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.83, 60.39, -56.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.83, 82.83, 316.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1408 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.213 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.5611, 15.1431, 59.2695)
Luminance	0.1514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40CD #71CD40

analogous

#5540CD #9C40CD #CD40B7

triadic

#9C40CD #CD9C40 #40CD9C

tetradic

#9C40CD #CD5540 #71CD40 #40B7CD

square

#9C40CD #CD5540 #71CD40 #40B7CD

split-complementary

#9C40CD #B7CD40 #40CD55

monochromatic

#561E74 #7A2BA5 #9C40CD #B571DA #CEA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#9C40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9C40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40CD

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40CD	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.213 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cdd',
    500: '#9c40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40cd;
$custom-light: #bd7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.149,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55959,
    "c": 0.21326,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40CD

secondary

#ABD396

accent

#E2467C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40CD

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

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