#9F40CD#9F40CD

#9F40CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.214 H 312.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40CD
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 61.01, -56.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 82.83, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.1446 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.214 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1489, 15.4463, 59.2970)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40CD #6ECD40

analogous

#5940CD #9F40CD #CD40B4

triadic

#9F40CD #CD9F40 #40CD9F

tetradic

#9F40CD #CD5940 #6ECD40 #40B4CD

square

#9F40CD #CD5940 #6ECD40 #40B4CD

split-complementary

#9F40CD #B4CD40 #40CD59

monochromatic

#581E74 #7D2BA5 #9F40CD #B771DA #D0A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#9F40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9F40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40CD

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40CD	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3270CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.214 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7cdd',
    500: '#9f40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40cd;
$custom-light: #bf7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.426,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56338,
    "c": 0.21424,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40CD

secondary

#AAD396

accent

#E24679

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40CD

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

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