#9F40BE#9F40BE

#9F40BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.200 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40BE
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(285, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 57.94, -48.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 75.78, 319.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1456 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.2 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.4243, 14.7564, 50.2142)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40BE #5FBE40

analogous

#6040BE #9F40BE #BE409E

triadic

#9F40BE #BE9F40 #40BE9F

tetradic

#9F40BE #BE6040 #5FBE40 #409EBE

square

#9F40BE #BE6040 #5FBE40 #409EBE

split-complementary

#9F40BE #9EBE40 #40BE60

monochromatic

#522162 #793190 #9F40BE #B66DCE #CD9BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9F40BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9F40BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40BE

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40BE	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0465C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.200 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cd2',
    500: '#9f40be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40be;
$custom-light: #bf7cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.238,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55362,
    "c": 0.19996,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40BE

secondary

#9EC990

accent

#D94F71

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40BE

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

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