#9D40C9#9D40C9

#9D40C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.210 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40C9
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 201)
HSL	hsl(281, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 59.76, -54.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 80.93, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% 0.1424 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.21 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.2788, 15.0527, 56.7682)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40C9 #6CC940

analogous

#5940C9 #9D40C9 #C940B0

triadic

#9D40C9 #C99D40 #40C99D

tetradic

#9D40C9 #C95940 #6CC940 #40B0C9

square

#9D40C9 #C95940 #6CC940 #40B0C9

split-complementary

#9D40C9 #B0C940 #40C959

monochromatic

#561F6F #7A2D9F #9D40C9 #B570D6 #CE9FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#9D40C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#9D40C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40C9

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40C9	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346EC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.210 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cda',
    500: '#9d40c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40c9;
$custom-light: #be7cda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.73,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55817,
    "c": 0.20972,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40C9

secondary

#A8D094

accent

#DF4979

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40C9

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

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