#9F40C8#9F40C8

#9F40C8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.209 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40C8
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(282, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(282, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 59.98, -53.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 80.47, 318.19°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.145 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.209 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5550, 15.2087, 56.1691)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40C8 #69C840

analogous

#5B40C8 #9F40C8 #C840AD

triadic

#9F40C8 #C89F40 #40C89F

tetradic

#9F40C8 #C85B40 #69C840 #40ADC8

square

#9F40C8 #C85B40 #69C840 #40ADC8

split-complementary

#9F40C8 #ADC840 #40C85B

monochromatic

#56206E #7C2D9D #9F40C8 #B770D6 #CF9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#9F40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#9F40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40C8

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40C8	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386FC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.209 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cd9',
    500: '#9f40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40c8;
$custom-light: #bf7cd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.912,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56006,
    "c": 0.20946,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40C8

secondary

#A6D094

accent

#DF4976

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40C8

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

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