#9E40CF#9E40CF

#9E40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.216 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40CF
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.23, 61.22, -57.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.23, 83.78, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.1431 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.216 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1943, 15.4416, 60.5674)
Luminance	0.1544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40CF #71CF40

analogous

#5640CF #9E40CF #CF40B8

triadic

#9E40CF #CF9E40 #40CF9E

tetradic

#9E40CF #CF5640 #71CF40 #40B8CF

square

#9E40CF #CF5640 #71CF40 #40B8CF

split-complementary

#9E40CF #B8CF40 #40CF56

monochromatic

#581E77 #7D2AA8 #9E40CF #B771DB #D0A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#9E40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9E40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40CF

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40CF	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#985E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.216 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cde',
    500: '#9e40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40cf;
$custom-light: #bf7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.441,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56346,
    "c": 0.21583,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40CF

secondary

#ACD497

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40CF

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

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