#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 64, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 63%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.37, 54.81, -40.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.37, 68.41, 323.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.39% 0.1458 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.39% 0.185 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7706, 14.0949, 41.5047) |
| Luminance | 0.1409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.91
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.38
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.38
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.36
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.97
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F40AE | 1.00 | 5.50 | 3.82 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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