#9E40BA#9E40BA

#9E40BA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.196 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40BA
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.92, 56.91, -47.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.92, 73.89, 320.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1445 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.196 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7956, 14.4821, 47.9341)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40BA #5CBA40

analogous

#6140BA #9E40BA #BA4099

triadic

#9E40BA #BA9E40 #40BA9E

tetradic

#9E40BA #BA6140 #5CBA40 #4099BA

square

#9E40BA #BA6140 #5CBA40 #4099BA

split-complementary

#9E40BA #99BA40 #40BA61

monochromatic

#51215F #77308C #9E40BA #B66BCC #CC99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#9E40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9E40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40BA

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40BA	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1164BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.196 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7ccf',
    500: '#9e40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40ba;
$custom-light: #be7ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.23,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54981,
    "c": 0.19576,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40BA

secondary

#9BC88E

accent

#D84F6F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40BA

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

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