#9F40DE#9F40DE

#9F40DE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.231 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F40DE
RGB	rgb(159, 64, 222)
HSL	hsl(276, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 71.2%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 64.62, -63.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 90.88, 315.32°)
OKLab	oklab(57.51% 0.1425 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(57.51% 0.231 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.3136, 16.3121, 70.6974)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F40DE #7FDE40

analogous

#5040DE #9F40DE #DE40CE

triadic

#9F40DE #DE9F40 #40DE9F

tetradic

#9F40DE #DE5040 #7FDE40 #40CEDE

square

#9F40DE #DE5040 #7FDE40 #40CEDE

split-complementary

#9F40DE #CEDE40 #40DE50

monochromatic

#5D188B #8021C0 #9F40DE #B974E7 #D3A8F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#9F40DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#9F40DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F40DE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F40DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F40DE	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F71DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95648B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f40de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 64, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.231 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c07de9',
    500: '#9f40de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f40de;
$custom-light: #c07de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f40de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.076,
    "s": 70.536,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57513,
    "c": 0.23056,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F40DE

secondary

#B6DE9C

accent

#ED3A82

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F40DE

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

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