#9F40DB#9F40DB

#9F40DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.228 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40DB
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(277, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 63.98, -62.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 89.46, 315.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.3% 0.1429 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.228 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.9151, 16.1527, 68.5986)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40DB #7CDB40

analogous

#5140DB #9F40DB #DB40CA

triadic

#9F40DB #DB9F40 #40DB9F

tetradic

#9F40DB #DB5140 #7CDB40 #40CADB

square

#9F40DB #DB5140 #7CDB40 #40CADB

split-complementary

#9F40DB #CADB40 #40DB51

monochromatic

#5D1987 #8023BB #9F40DB #B973E5 #D3A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#9F40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#9F40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40DB

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40DB	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1971D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96638A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.228 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07de7',
    500: '#9f40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40db;
$custom-light: #c07de7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.774,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.573,
    "c": 0.22767,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40DB

secondary

#B4DC9B

accent

#EB3D80

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40DB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →