#9C40DA#9C40DA

#9C40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.226 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40DA
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(276, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 63.18, -62.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 89.04, 315.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% 0.1392 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.226 308)
XYZ	xyz(28.1960, 15.7971, 67.8798)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40DA #7EDA40

analogous

#4F40DA #9C40DA #DA40CB

triadic

#9C40DA #DA9C40 #40DA9C

tetradic

#9C40DA #DA4F40 #7EDA40 #40CBDA

square

#9C40DA #DA4F40 #7EDA40 #40CBDA

split-complementary

#9C40DA #CBDA40 #40DA4F

monochromatic

#5A1A86 #7D24B9 #9C40DA #B773E4 #D1A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#9C40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#9C40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40DA

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40DA	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1370D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.226 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ce6',
    500: '#9c40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40da;
$custom-light: #be7ce6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.844,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56863,
    "c": 0.22589,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.15797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40DA

secondary

#B5DB9B

accent

#EA3D83

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40DA

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

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