#9E40BF#9E40BF

#9E40BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.201 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40BF
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(284, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(284, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 57.92, -49.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 76.22, 319.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1444 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.201 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3365, 14.6984, 50.7826)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40BF #61BF40

analogous

#5E40BF #9E40BF #BF40A1

triadic

#9E40BF #BF9E40 #40BF9E

tetradic

#9E40BF #BF5E40 #61BF40 #40A1BF

square

#9E40BF #BF5E40 #61BF40 #40A1BF

split-complementary

#9E40BF #A1BF40 #40BF5E

monochromatic

#522163 #783191 #9E40BF #B56ECE #CD9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#9E40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#9E40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40BF

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40BF	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.201 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7cd3',
    500: '#9e40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40bf;
$custom-light: #be7cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.409,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55295,
    "c": 0.2005,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40BF

secondary

#A0CA91

accent

#D94E73

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40BF

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

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