#9D40BA#9D40BA

#9D40BA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.195 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40BA
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 56.68, -47.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 73.86, 320.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.1433 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.195 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5997, 14.3810, 47.9249)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40BA #5DBA40

analogous

#6040BA #9D40BA #BA409A

triadic

#9D40BA #BA9D40 #40BA9D

tetradic

#9D40BA #BA6040 #5DBA40 #409ABA

square

#9D40BA #BA6040 #5DBA40 #409ABA

split-complementary

#9D40BA #9ABA40 #40BA60

monochromatic

#50215F #77308C #9D40BA #B56BCC #CC99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9D40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9D40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40BA

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40BA	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F64BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.195 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7bcf',
    500: '#9d40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40ba;
$custom-light: #bd7bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.738,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54849,
    "c": 0.19534,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40BA

secondary

#9CC88E

accent

#D84F70

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40BA

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

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