#9D40C5#9D40C5

#9D40C5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.206 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40C5
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(282, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.3%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 58.92, -52.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 79.04, 318.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1428 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.206 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.8144, 14.8669, 54.3223)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40C5 #68C540

analogous

#5A40C5 #9D40C5 #C540AA

triadic

#9D40C5 #C59D40 #40C59D

tetradic

#9D40C5 #C55A40 #68C540 #40AAC5

square

#9D40C5 #C55A40 #68C540 #40AAC5

split-complementary

#9D40C5 #AAC540 #40C55A

monochromatic

#54206A #792F99 #9D40C5 #B56FD3 #CD9EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#9D40C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9D40C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40C5

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40C5	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.206 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cd7',
    500: '#9d40c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40c5;
$custom-light: #be7cd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.955,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55553,
    "c": 0.20587,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40C5

secondary

#A5CE93

accent

#DD4B77

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40C5

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

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