#9E40DA#9E40DA

#9E40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.226 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E40DA
RGB	rgb(158, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(277, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 63.57, -62.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 89.00, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.1418 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.226 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.5863, 15.9983, 67.8981)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E40DA #7CDA40

analogous

#5140DA #9E40DA #DA40C9

triadic

#9E40DA #DA9E40 #40DA9E

tetradic

#9E40DA #DA5140 #7CDA40 #40C9DA

square

#9E40DA #DA5140 #7CDA40 #40C9DA

split-complementary

#9E40DA #C9DA40 #40DA51

monochromatic

#5C1A86 #7F24B9 #9E40DA #B873E4 #D2A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#9E40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#9E40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E40DA

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E40DA	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1970D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.226 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07de6',
    500: '#9e40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e40da;
$custom-light: #c07de6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.623,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57107,
    "c": 0.22644,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E40DA

secondary

#B4DB9B

accent

#EA3D81

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFC

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E40DA

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

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