#9F40AE#9F40AE

#9F40AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.185 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9F40AE
RGBrgb(159, 64, 174)
HSLhsl(292, 46%, 47%)
HSVhsv(292, 63%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(8.6%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LABlab(44.37, 54.81, -40.93)
CIE-LCHlch(44.37, 68.41, 323.25°)
OKLaboklab(54.39% 0.1458 -0.1139)
OKLCHoklch(54.39% 0.185 322)
XYZxyz(23.7706, 14.0949, 41.5047)
Luminance0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperatureneutral
Familypurple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9F40AE #4FAE40
analogous
#6840AE #9F40AE #AE4086
triadic
#9F40AE #AE9F40 #40AE9F
tetradic
#9F40AE #AE6840 #4FAE40 #4086AE
square
#9F40AE #AE6840 #4FAE40 #4086AE
split-complementary
#9F40AE #86AE40 #40AE68
monochromatic
#4D1F55 #763081 #9F40AE #B965C6 #CD92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50
#9F40AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82
#9F40AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40AE
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9F40AE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##9F40AE1.005.503.825.50
#FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00
#0000003.8221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.501.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#2762B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D6DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A15171
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9f40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.185 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7bc7',
    500: '#9f40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9f40ae;
$custom-light: #be7bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9f40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.818,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54392,
    "c": 0.185,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.14094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9F40AE
secondary
#90C288
accent
#D65264
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EEF8
border
#D1C9D1
text
#120A13
muted
#817C82

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#9F40AE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva