#9E40AB#9E40AB

#9E40AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.182 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40AB
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 171)
HSL	hsl(293, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(293, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 62.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.06, 53.99, -39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.06, 66.99, 323.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.1445 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.182 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.2839, 13.8774, 39.9723)
Luminance	0.1388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40AB #4DAB40

analogous

#6840AB #9E40AB #AB4082

triadic

#9E40AB #AB9E40 #40AB9E

tetradic

#9E40AB #AB6840 #4DAB40 #4082AB

square

#9E40AB #AB6840 #4DAB40 #4082AB

split-complementary

#9E40AB #82AB40 #40AB68

monochromatic

#4C1F52 #752F7E #9E40AB #B963C5 #CD90D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#9E40AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#9E40AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40AB

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40AB	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2961AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A05070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.182 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7bc4',
    500: '#9e40ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40ab;
$custom-light: #be7bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.71,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54082,
    "c": 0.18174,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40AB

secondary

#8DC186

accent

#D55362

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40AB

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

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