#9E40CE#9E40CE

#9E40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.215 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40CE
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 61.01, -56.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 83.30, 317.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1432 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.215 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0725, 15.3928, 59.9255)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40CE #70CE40

analogous

#5740CE #9E40CE #CE40B7

triadic

#9E40CE #CE9E40 #40CE9E

tetradic

#9E40CE #CE5740 #70CE40 #40B7CE

square

#9E40CE #CE5740 #70CE40 #40B7CE

split-complementary

#9E40CE #B7CE40 #40CE57

monochromatic

#581E75 #7C2BA6 #9E40CE #B771DA #CFA1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#9E40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#9E40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40CE

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40CE	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.215 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cde',
    500: '#9e40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40ce;
$custom-light: #bf7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.718,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56278,
    "c": 0.21487,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40CE

secondary

#ABD496

accent

#E2457A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40CE

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

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