#9D40CD#9D40CD

#9D40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.214 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40CD
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 60.59, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 82.83, 317.02°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1421 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.214 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.7554, 15.2434, 59.2786)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40CD #70CD40

analogous

#5640CD #9D40CD #CD40B7

triadic

#9D40CD #CD9D40 #40CD9D

tetradic

#9D40CD #CD5640 #70CD40 #40B7CD

square

#9D40CD #CD5640 #70CD40 #40B7CD

split-complementary

#9D40CD #B7CD40 #40CD56

monochromatic

#571E74 #7B2BA5 #9D40CD #B671DA #CFA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9D40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9D40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40CD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40CD	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.214 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cdd',
    500: '#9d40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40cd;
$custom-light: #be7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.574,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56085,
    "c": 0.21358,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40CD

secondary

#ABD396

accent

#E2467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40CD

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

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