#9C40D2#9C40D2

#9C40D2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.218 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40D2
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 210)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 61.45, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 85.22, 316.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1402 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.218 310)
XYZ	xyz(27.1743, 15.3884, 62.4990)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40D2 #76D240

analogous

#5340D2 #9C40D2 #D240BF

triadic

#9C40D2 #D29C40 #40D29C

tetradic

#9C40D2 #D25340 #76D240 #40BFD2

square

#9C40D2 #D25340 #76D240 #40BFD2

split-complementary

#9C40D2 #BFD240 #40D253

monochromatic

#581D7B #7C29AC #9C40D2 #B672DE #CFA3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#9C40D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#9C40D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40D2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40D2	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#266FCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.218 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ce1',
    500: '#9c40d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40d2;
$custom-light: #be7ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.808,
    "s": 61.864,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56302,
    "c": 0.2181,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.15388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40D2

secondary

#AFD698

accent

#E5437F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40D2

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

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