#9F40CC#9F40CC

#9F40CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.213 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40CC
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(281, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 60.81, -55.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 82.36, 317.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1447 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.213 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0286, 15.3981, 58.6634)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40CC #6DCC40

analogous

#5940CC #9F40CC #CC40B3

triadic

#9F40CC #CC9F40 #40CC9F

tetradic

#9F40CC #CC5940 #6DCC40 #40B3CC

square

#9F40CC #CC5940 #6DCC40 #40B3CC

split-complementary

#9F40CC #B3CC40 #40CC59

monochromatic

#581F73 #7D2CA3 #9F40CC #B770D9 #D0A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#9F40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#9F40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40CC

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40CC	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.213 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdc',
    500: '#9f40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40cc;
$custom-light: #bf7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56271,
    "c": 0.21328,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40CC

secondary

#A9D295

accent

#E14778

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40CC

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

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