#9E40BB#9E40BB

#9E40BB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.197 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40BB
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 57.11, -47.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 74.35, 320.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.1445 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.197 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9023, 14.5248, 48.4959)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40BB #5DBB40

analogous

#6140BB #9E40BB #BB409B

triadic

#9E40BB #BB9E40 #40BB9E

tetradic

#9E40BB #BB6140 #5DBB40 #409BBB

square

#9E40BB #BB6140 #5DBB40 #409BBB

split-complementary

#9E40BB #9BBB40 #40BB61

monochromatic

#512160 #77308D #9E40BB #B66CCD #CC99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9E40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9E40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40BB

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40BB	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E64BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D5778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.197 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cd0',
    500: '#9e40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40bb;
$custom-light: #be7cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.854,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55043,
    "c": 0.19671,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40BB

secondary

#9CC88F

accent

#D94F70

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40BB

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

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