#9D40CC#9D40CC

#9D40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.213 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40CC
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 60.38, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 82.35, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1422 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.213 312)
XYZ	xyz(26.6351, 15.1952, 58.6449)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40CC #6FCC40

analogous

#5740CC #9D40CC #CC40B5

triadic

#9D40CC #CC9D40 #40CC9D

tetradic

#9D40CC #CC5740 #6FCC40 #40B5CC

square

#9D40CC #CC5740 #6FCC40 #40B5CC

split-complementary

#9D40CC #B5CC40 #40CC57

monochromatic

#571F73 #7B2CA3 #9D40CC #B670D9 #CFA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9D40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9D40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40CC

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40CC	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.213 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cdc',
    500: '#9d40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40cc;
$custom-light: #be7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.857,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56017,
    "c": 0.21261,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.15195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40CC

secondary

#AAD295

accent

#E1477B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40CC

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

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