#9F40BA#9F40BA

#9F40BA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.196 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40BA
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(287, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(287, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 57.15, -46.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 73.91, 320.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1458 -0.1313)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.196 318)
XYZ	xyz(24.9932, 14.5839, 47.9433)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40BA #5BBA40

analogous

#6240BA #9F40BA #BA4098

triadic

#9F40BA #BA9F40 #40BA9F

tetradic

#9F40BA #BA6240 #5BBA40 #4098BA

square

#9F40BA #BA6240 #5BBA40 #4098BA

split-complementary

#9F40BA #98BA40 #40BA62

monochromatic

#51215F #78308C #9F40BA #B76BCC #CD99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9F40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9F40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40BA

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40BA	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1264BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.196 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ccf',
    500: '#9f40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40ba;
$custom-light: #bf7ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.721,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55113,
    "c": 0.19618,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.14583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40BA

secondary

#9BC88E

accent

#D84F6E

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40BA

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

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