#9F40CB#9F40CB

#9F40CB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.212 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40CB
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(281, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(281, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 60.60, -55.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 81.88, 317.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.1448 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.212 313)
XYZ	xyz(26.9091, 15.3503, 58.0337)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40CB #6CCB40

analogous

#5940CB #9F40CB #CB40B2

triadic

#9F40CB #CB9F40 #40CB9F

tetradic

#9F40CB #CB5940 #6CCB40 #40B2CB

square

#9F40CB #CB5940 #6CCB40 #40B2CB

split-complementary

#9F40CB #B2CB40 #40CB59

monochromatic

#571F72 #7C2CA2 #9F40CB #B770D8 #CFA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#9F40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9F40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40CB

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40CB	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.212 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdc',
    500: '#9f40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40cb;
$custom-light: #bf7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.007,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56204,
    "c": 0.21233,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.1535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40CB

secondary

#A8D295

accent

#E04778

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40CB

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

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