#9F40CF#9F40CF

#9F40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.216 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40CF
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 61.43, -56.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 83.77, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.47% 0.1444 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(56.47% 0.216 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.3919, 15.5434, 60.5766)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40CF #70CF40

analogous

#5740CF #9F40CF #CF40B8

triadic

#9F40CF #CF9F40 #40CF9F

tetradic

#9F40CF #CF5740 #70CF40 #40B8CF

square

#9F40CF #CF5740 #70CF40 #40B8CF

split-complementary

#9F40CF #B8CF40 #40CF57

monochromatic

#591E77 #7E2AA8 #9F40CF #B871DB #D0A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#9F40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#9F40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40CF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40CF	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3070CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.216 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cde',
    500: '#9f40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40cf;
$custom-light: #c07cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.86,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56472,
    "c": 0.21616,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40CF

secondary

#ABD497

accent

#E3457A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40CF

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

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