#9D40CF#9D40CF

#9D40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.216 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D40CF
RGB	rgb(157, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 61.02, -57.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 83.78, 316.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.1419 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.216 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9984, 15.3405, 60.5582)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D40CF #72CF40

analogous

#5540CF #9D40CF #CF40B9

triadic

#9D40CF #CF9D40 #40CF9D

tetradic

#9D40CF #CF5540 #72CF40 #40B9CF

square

#9D40CF #CF5540 #72CF40 #40B9CF

split-complementary

#9D40CF #B9CF40 #40CF55

monochromatic

#581E77 #7C2AA8 #9D40CF #B671DB #CFA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#9D40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9D40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D40CF

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D40CF	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.216 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cde',
    500: '#9d40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d40cf;
$custom-light: #be7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.021,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5622,
    "c": 0.21551,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D40CF

secondary

#ACD497

accent

#E3457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D40CF

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

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