#9D40CB#9D40CB

#9D40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.212 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40CB
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 60.17, -55.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 81.88, 317.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.1423 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.212 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.5156, 15.1474, 58.0153)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40CB #6ECB40

analogous

#5840CB #9D40CB #CB40B4

triadic

#9D40CB #CB9D40 #40CB9D

tetradic

#9D40CB #CB5840 #6ECB40 #40B4CB

square

#9D40CB #CB5840 #6ECB40 #40B4CB

split-complementary

#9D40CB #B4CB40 #40CB58

monochromatic

#561F72 #7B2CA2 #9D40CB #B670D8 #CEA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#9D40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#9D40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40CB

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40CB	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326EC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.212 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cdc',
    500: '#9d40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40cb;
$custom-light: #be7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.144,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5595,
    "c": 0.21164,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40CB

secondary

#A9D295

accent

#E0477A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40CB

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

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