#9E40CB#9E40CB

#9E40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.212 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40CB
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 60.39, -55.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 81.88, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1435 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.212 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7115, 15.2484, 58.0245)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40CB #6DCB40

analogous

#5940CB #9E40CB #CB40B2

triadic

#9E40CB #CB9E40 #40CB9E

tetradic

#9E40CB #CB5940 #6DCB40 #40B2CB

square

#9E40CB #CB5940 #6DCB40 #40B2CB

split-complementary

#9E40CB #B2CB40 #40CB59

monochromatic

#571F72 #7C2CA2 #9E40CB #B670D8 #CFA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#9E40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#9E40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40CB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40CB	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.212 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdc',
    500: '#9e40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40cb;
$custom-light: #bf7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.576,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56077,
    "c": 0.21198,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40CB

secondary

#A9D295

accent

#E04779

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40CB

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

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