#9840A4#9840A4
#9840A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.172 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9840A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 64, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 61%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.80, 51.13, -37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.80, 63.44, 323.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.87% 0.137 -0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.87% 0.172 322.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4825, 13.0236, 36.4970) |
| Luminance | 0.1302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.80
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.63
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.16
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.95
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.29
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9840A4 #4CA440
analogous
#6640A4 #9840A4 #A4407E
triadic
#9840A4 #A49840 #40A498
tetradic
#9840A4 #A46640 #4CA440 #407EA4
square
#9840A4 #A46640 #4CA440 #407EA4
split-complementary
#9840A4 #7EA440 #40A466
monochromatic
#461E4C #6F2F78 #9840A4 #B560C1 #CA8CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.83
#9840A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.60
#9840A4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9840A4
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9840A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9840A4 | 1.00 | 5.83 | 3.60 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D5EA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D69A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9840a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.172 322.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b97abf',
500: '#9840a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9840a4; $custom-light: #b97abf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9840a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 64,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.8,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52866,
"c": 0.17218,
"h": 322.7
},
"luminance": 0.13023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9840A4
secondary
#8ABD83
accent
#D45463
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81