#9F40AF#9F40AF

#9F40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.186 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40AF
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(291, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(291, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.1%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.42, 55.00, -41.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.42, 68.86, 323.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1458 -0.1154)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.186 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8685, 14.1341, 42.0200)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40AF #50AF40

analogous

#6740AF #9F40AF #AF4088

triadic

#9F40AF #AF9F40 #40AF9F

tetradic

#9F40AF #AF6740 #50AF40 #4088AF

square

#9F40AF #AF6740 #50AF40 #4088AF

split-complementary

#9F40AF #88AF40 #40AF67

monochromatic

#4E1F55 #763082 #9F40AF #B965C7 #CD92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#9F40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#9F40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40AF

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40AF	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2662B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A15272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.186 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be7bc7',
    500: '#9f40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40af;
$custom-light: #be7bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.351,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5445,
    "c": 0.18592,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40AF

secondary

#91C388

accent

#D65265

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF8

border

#D1C9D1

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40AF

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

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