#9D40CA#9D40CA

#9D40CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.211 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40CA
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 59.96, -55.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 81.40, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1424 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.211 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.3968, 15.0999, 57.3897)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40CA #6DCA40

analogous

#5840CA #9D40CA #CA40B2

triadic

#9D40CA #CA9D40 #40CA9D

tetradic

#9D40CA #CA5840 #6DCA40 #40B2CA

square

#9D40CA #CA5840 #6DCA40 #40B2CA

split-complementary

#9D40CA #B2CA40 #40CA58

monochromatic

#561F70 #7B2CA0 #9D40CA #B670D7 #CEA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#9D40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#9D40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40CA

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40CA	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.211 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cdb',
    500: '#9d40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40ca;
$custom-light: #be7cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55883,
    "c": 0.21068,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40CA

secondary

#A8D195

accent

#E04879

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40CA

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

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