#9840A1#9840A1
#9840A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.169 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9840A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 64, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 43%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 60%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 60.2%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.64, 50.55, -36.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.64, 62.07, 324.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.7% 0.1368 -0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.7% 0.169 323.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2147, 12.9166, 35.0870) |
| Luminance | 0.1291 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.56
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.86
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.22
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.56
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.60
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9840A1 #49A140
analogous
#6840A1 #9840A1 #A1407A
triadic
#9840A1 #A19840 #40A198
tetradic
#9840A1 #A16840 #49A140 #407AA1
square
#9840A1 #A16840 #49A140 #407AA1
split-complementary
#9840A1 #7AA140 #40A168
monochromatic
#451D49 #6F2F75 #9840A1 #B65FBF #CA8BD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#9840A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#9840A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9840A1
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9840A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9840A1 | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F5EA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F689E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4E6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9840a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.169 323.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b97abd',
500: '#9840a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9840a1; $custom-light: #b97abd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9840a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 64,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.433,
"s": 43.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52696,
"c": 0.16938,
"h": 323.9
},
"luminance": 0.12915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9840A1
secondary
#87BC81
accent
#D35561
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF6
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81