#9740A4#9740A4
#9740A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.172 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9740A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 64, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 61%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.65, 50.87, -37.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.65, 63.37, 323.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.73% 0.1358 -0.105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.73% 0.172 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2960, 12.9275, 36.4883) |
| Luminance | 0.1293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.00
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.56
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.37
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.95
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.35
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9740A4 #4DA440
analogous
#6540A4 #9740A4 #A4407F
triadic
#9740A4 #A49740 #40A497
tetradic
#9740A4 #A46540 #4DA440 #407FA4
square
#9740A4 #A46540 #4DA440 #407FA4
split-complementary
#9740A4 #7FA440 #40A465
monochromatic
#461E4C #6E2F78 #9740A4 #B460C1 #C98CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#9740A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#9740A4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9740A4
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9740A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9740A4 | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.59 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C5EA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C68A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9740a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 64, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.172 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b87abf',
500: '#9740a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9740a4; $custom-light: #b87abf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9740a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 64,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.2,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5273,
"c": 0.17166,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.12926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9740A4
secondary
#8ABD83
accent
#D45465
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81