#9F40BD#9F40BD

#9F40BD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.199 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40BD
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 57.74, -48.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 75.31, 320.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1457 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.199 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3154, 14.7129, 49.6406)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40BD #5EBD40

analogous

#6140BD #9F40BD #BD409D

triadic

#9F40BD #BD9F40 #40BD9F

tetradic

#9F40BD #BD6140 #5EBD40 #409DBD

square

#9F40BD #BD6140 #5EBD40 #409DBD

split-complementary

#9F40BD #9DBD40 #40BD61

monochromatic

#522162 #79318F #9F40BD #B66DCD #CD9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#9F40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#9F40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40BD

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40BD	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0865C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E5779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.199 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cd1',
    500: '#9f40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40bd;
$custom-light: #bf7cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.6,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.553,
    "c": 0.19901,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40BD

secondary

#9EC990

accent

#D94F70

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#130A14

muted

#827C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40BD

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

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