#9F40D0#9F40D0

#9F40D0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.217 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40D0
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 208)
HSL	hsl(280, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(280, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 69.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 61.64, -57.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 84.25, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(56.54% 0.1443 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(56.54% 0.217 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.5145, 15.5925, 61.2225)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40D0 #71D040

analogous

#5740D0 #9F40D0 #D040B9

triadic

#9F40D0 #D09F40 #40D09F

tetradic

#9F40D0 #D05740 #71D040 #40B9D0

square

#9F40D0 #D05740 #71D040 #40B9D0

split-complementary

#9F40D0 #B9D040 #40D057

monochromatic

#591E78 #7E2AA9 #9F40D0 #B871DC #D0A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#9F40D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#9F40D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40D0

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40D0	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E70CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.217 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07cdf',
    500: '#9f40d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40d0;
$custom-light: #c07cdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.583,
    "s": 60.504,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5654,
    "c": 0.21711,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40D0

secondary

#ACD597

accent

#E4447A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40D0

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

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