#9E40CD#9E40CD

#9E40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.214 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40CD
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 60.80, -56.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 82.83, 317.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1433 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.214 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.9514, 15.3444, 59.2878)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40CD #6FCD40

analogous

#5740CD #9E40CD #CD40B5

triadic

#9E40CD #CD9E40 #40CD9E

tetradic

#9E40CD #CD5740 #6FCD40 #40B5CD

square

#9E40CD #CD5740 #6FCD40 #40B5CD

split-complementary

#9E40CD #B5CD40 #40CD57

monochromatic

#581E74 #7C2BA5 #9E40CD #B771DA #CFA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#9E40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9E40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40CD

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40CD	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#316FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.214 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdd',
    500: '#9e40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40cd;
$custom-light: #bf7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56211,
    "c": 0.2139,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40CD

secondary

#AAD396

accent

#E2467A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40CD

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

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