#9E40DB#9E40DB
#9E40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.227 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E40DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 64, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 68%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.04, 63.78, -62.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.04, 89.48, 315.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.18% 0.1417 -0.1779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.18% 0.227 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7175, 16.0508, 68.5894) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.73
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.67
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.79
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.91
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.13
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E40DB #7DDB40
analogous
#5040DB #9E40DB #DB40CB
triadic
#9E40DB #DB9E40 #40DB9E
tetradic
#9E40DB #DB5040 #7DDB40 #40CBDB
square
#9E40DB #DB5040 #7DDB40 #40CBDB
split-complementary
#9E40DB #CBDB40 #40DB50
monochromatic
#5C1987 #7F23BB #9E40DB #B873E5 #D2A7EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#9E40DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#9E40DB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E40DB
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E40DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E40DB | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006CDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1671D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95638A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e40db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 64, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.227 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07de7',
500: '#9e40db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e40db; $custom-light: #c07de7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e40db",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 64,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.387,
"s": 68.282,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57178,
"c": 0.22741,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.1605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E40DB
secondary
#B5DC9B
accent
#EB3D81
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84