#9C40CF#9C40CF

#9C40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.215 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40CF
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 60.81, -57.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 83.79, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1406 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.215 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.8040, 15.2403, 60.5491)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40CF #73CF40

analogous

#5440CF #9C40CF #CF40BB

triadic

#9C40CF #CF9C40 #40CF9C

tetradic

#9C40CF #CF5440 #73CF40 #40BBCF

square

#9C40CF #CF5440 #73CF40 #40BBCF

split-complementary

#9C40CF #BBCF40 #40CF54

monochromatic

#571E77 #7B2AA8 #9C40CF #B571DB #CFA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9C40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9C40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40CF

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40CF	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.215 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cde',
    500: '#9c40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40cf;
$custom-light: #be7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.601,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56095,
    "c": 0.2152,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40CF

secondary

#ADD497

accent

#E3457D

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40CF

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

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