#9C40DC#9C40DC

#9C40DC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.228 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40DC
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 220)
HSL	hsl(275, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 70.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 63.61, -63.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 89.99, 314.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% 0.1389 -0.1806)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.228 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.4592, 15.9024, 69.2665)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40DC #80DC40

analogous

#4E40DC #9C40DC #DC40CE

triadic

#9C40DC #DC9C40 #40DC9C

tetradic

#9C40DC #DC4E40 #80DC40 #40CEDC

square

#9C40DC #DC4E40 #80DC40 #40CEDC

split-complementary

#9C40DC #CEDC40 #40DC4E

monochromatic

#5B1989 #7D23BC #9C40DC #B774E5 #D2A7EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#9C40DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9C40DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40DC

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40DC	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A70D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.228 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7de8',
    500: '#9c40dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40dc;
$custom-light: #be7de8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.385,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57005,
    "c": 0.22783,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40DC

secondary

#B6DC9B

accent

#EC3C84

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40DC

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

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