#9D40BB#9D40BB

#9D40BB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.196 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40BB
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(285, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, 56.88, -47.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 74.33, 319.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1433 -0.1342)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.196 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.7063, 14.4237, 48.4867)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40BB #5EBB40

analogous

#6040BB #9D40BB #BB409C

triadic

#9D40BB #BB9D40 #40BB9D

tetradic

#9D40BB #BB6040 #5EBB40 #409CBB

square

#9D40BB #BB6040 #5EBB40 #409CBB

split-complementary

#9D40BB #9CBB40 #40BB60

monochromatic

#502160 #77308D #9D40BB #B56CCD #CC99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9D40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9D40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40BB

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40BB	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B64BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.196 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd7bd0',
    500: '#9d40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40bb;
$custom-light: #bd7bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.366,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54912,
    "c": 0.19629,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40BB

secondary

#9DC88F

accent

#D94F71

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40BB

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

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