#9F40CE#9F40CE

#9F40CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.215 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40CE
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 61.22, -56.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 83.30, 317.30°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.1445 -0.1595)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.215 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(27.2700, 15.4947, 59.9348)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40CE #6FCE40

analogous

#5840CE #9F40CE #CE40B6

triadic

#9F40CE #CE9F40 #40CE9F

tetradic

#9F40CE #CE5840 #6FCE40 #40B6CE

square

#9F40CE #CE5840 #6FCE40 #40B6CE

split-complementary

#9F40CE #B6CE40 #40CE58

monochromatic

#591E75 #7D2BA6 #9F40CE #B771DA #D0A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#9F40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#9F40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40CE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40CE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3170CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A5E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.215 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cde',
    500: '#9f40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40ce;
$custom-light: #c07cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.141,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56405,
    "c": 0.2152,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40CE

secondary

#ABD496

accent

#E24579

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40CE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →