#9D40CE#9D40CE

#9D40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.215 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40CE
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 60.81, -56.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 83.30, 316.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.142 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.215 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.8765, 15.2918, 59.9164)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40CE #71CE40

analogous

#5640CE #9D40CE #CE40B8

triadic

#9D40CE #CE9D40 #40CE9D

tetradic

#9D40CE #CE5640 #71CE40 #40B8CE

square

#9D40CE #CE5640 #71CE40 #40B8CE

split-complementary

#9D40CE #B8CE40 #40CE56

monochromatic

#571E75 #7C2BA6 #9D40CE #B671DA #CFA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9D40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#9D40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40CE

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40CE	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.215 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cde',
    500: '#9d40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40ce;
$custom-light: #be7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.296,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56152,
    "c": 0.21454,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40CE

secondary

#ABD496

accent

#E2457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40CE

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

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