#9F40BF#9F40BF

#9F40BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.201 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40BF
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(285, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(285, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 58.14, -49.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 76.24, 319.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1456 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.201 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.5340, 14.8003, 50.7918)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40BF #60BF40

analogous

#6040BF #9F40BF #BF409F

triadic

#9F40BF #BF9F40 #40BF9F

tetradic

#9F40BF #BF6040 #60BF40 #409FBF

square

#9F40BF #BF6040 #60BF40 #409FBF

split-complementary

#9F40BF #9FBF40 #40BF60

monochromatic

#532163 #793191 #9F40BF #B66ECE #CD9CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#9F40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#9F40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40BF

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40BF	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.201 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cd3',
    500: '#9f40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40bf;
$custom-light: #bf7cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.882,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55425,
    "c": 0.2009,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40BF

secondary

#9FCA91

accent

#D94E71

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40BF

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

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