#9C40DF#9C40DF

#9C40DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.231 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C40DF
RGB	rgb(156, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(275, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.06, 64.27, -65.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.06, 91.42, 314.67°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.1384 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.231 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.8601, 16.0628, 71.3778)
Luminance	0.1606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C40DF #83DF40

analogous

#4D40DF #9C40DF #DF40D3

triadic

#9C40DF #DF9C40 #40DF9C

tetradic

#9C40DF #DF4D40 #83DF40 #40D3DF

square

#9C40DF #DF4D40 #83DF40 #40D3DF

split-complementary

#9C40DF #D3DF40 #40DF4D

monochromatic

#5C188D #7E20C1 #9C40DF #B774E8 #D2A9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#9C40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#9C40DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C40DF

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C40DF	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0070DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91658C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.231 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7dea',
    500: '#9c40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c40df;
$custom-light: #be7dea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.717,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57221,
    "c": 0.23075,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C40DF

secondary

#B8DE9D

accent

#EE3A86

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C40DF

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

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