#9D40A1#9D40A1
#9D40A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.172 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D40A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 64, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 43%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 60%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 60.2%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.37, 51.87, -34.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.37, 62.46, 326.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.38% 0.1427 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.38% 0.172 326) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1706, 13.4094, 35.1318) |
| Luminance | 0.1341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 0.72
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 1.80
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.76
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.75
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.51
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D40A1 #44A140
analogous
#6D40A1 #9D40A1 #A14075
triadic
#9D40A1 #A19D40 #40A19D
tetradic
#9D40A1 #A16D40 #44A140 #4075A1
square
#9D40A1 #A16D40 #44A140 #4075A1
split-complementary
#9D40A1 #75A140 #40A16D
monochromatic
#481D49 #722F75 #9D40A1 #BB5FBF #CE8BD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#9D40A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#9D40A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D40A1
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D40A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D40A1 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#325FA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#536B9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A14D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d40a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.172 326.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd7bbd',
500: '#9d40a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d40a1; $custom-light: #bd7bbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d40a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 64,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.526,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53382,
"c": 0.17212,
"h": 326
},
"luminance": 0.13408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D40A1
secondary
#84BC81
accent
#D3555A
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EEF6
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81