#9C40CE#9C40CE

#9C40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.214 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40CE
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 60.60, -57.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 83.31, 316.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1407 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.214 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6822, 15.1916, 59.9072)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40CE #72CE40

analogous

#5540CE #9C40CE #CE40B9

triadic

#9C40CE #CE9C40 #40CE9C

tetradic

#9C40CE #CE5540 #72CE40 #40B9CE

square

#9C40CE #CE5540 #72CE40 #40B9CE

split-complementary

#9C40CE #B9CE40 #40CE55

monochromatic

#571E75 #7B2BA6 #9C40CE #B571DA #CEA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9C40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9C40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40CE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40CE	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.214 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7cde',
    500: '#9c40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40ce;
$custom-light: #bd7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.873,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56027,
    "c": 0.21422,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40CE

secondary

#ACD496

accent

#E2457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40CE

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

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