#9840A2#9840A2
#9840A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.170 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9840A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 64, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 43%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 60%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.69, 50.74, -36.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.69, 62.52, 324.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.75% 0.1369 -0.1013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.75% 0.17 323.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3033, 12.9520, 35.5533) |
| Luminance | 0.1295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.62
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.95
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.02
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.68
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.49
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9840A2 #4AA240
analogous
#6740A2 #9840A2 #A2407B
triadic
#9840A2 #A29840 #40A298
tetradic
#9840A2 #A26740 #4AA240 #407BA2
square
#9840A2 #A26740 #4AA240 #407BA2
split-complementary
#9840A2 #7BA240 #40A267
monochromatic
#461D4A #6F2F76 #9840A2 #B65FC0 #CA8BD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#9840A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#9840A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9840A2
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9840A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9840A2 | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E5EA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E689F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B4E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9840a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.170 323.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b97abe',
500: '#9840a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9840a2; $custom-light: #b97abe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9840a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 64,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.878,
"s": 43.363,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52752,
"c": 0.17031,
"h": 323.5
},
"luminance": 0.12951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9840A2
secondary
#88BC82
accent
#D35562
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81