#9E40CA#9E40CA

#9E40CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.211 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40CA
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 60.18, -54.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 81.41, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1436 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.211 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.5927, 15.2009, 57.3989)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40CA #6CCA40

analogous

#5940CA #9E40CA #CA40B1

triadic

#9E40CA #CA9E40 #40CA9E

tetradic

#9E40CA #CA5940 #6CCA40 #40B1CA

square

#9E40CA #CA5940 #6CCA40 #40B1CA

split-complementary

#9E40CA #B1CA40 #40CA59

monochromatic

#571F70 #7B2CA0 #9E40CA #B670D7 #CFA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9E40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9E40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40CA

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40CA	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.211 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdb',
    500: '#9e40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40ca;
$custom-light: #bf7cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5601,
    "c": 0.21102,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40CA

secondary

#A8D195

accent

#E04878

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40CA

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

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