#9E40CC#9E40CC

#9E40CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.213 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40CC
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 60.59, -55.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 82.35, 317.37°)
OKLab	oklab(56.14% 0.1434 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(56.14% 0.213 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8311, 15.2963, 58.6541)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40CC #6ECC40

analogous

#5840CC #9E40CC #CC40B4

triadic

#9E40CC #CC9E40 #40CC9E

tetradic

#9E40CC #CC5840 #6ECC40 #40B4CC

square

#9E40CC #CC5840 #6ECC40 #40B4CC

split-complementary

#9E40CC #B4CC40 #40CC58

monochromatic

#571F73 #7C2CA3 #9E40CC #B770D9 #CFA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9E40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#9E40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40CC

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40CC	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.213 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdc',
    500: '#9e40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40cc;
$custom-light: #bf7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.286,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56144,
    "c": 0.21295,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40CC

secondary

#A9D295

accent

#E14779

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40CC

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

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