#9840A5#9840A5
#9840A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.173 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9840A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(152, 64, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 61%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 61.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.85, 51.32, -38.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.85, 63.89, 323.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.92% 0.137 -0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.92% 0.173 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5731, 13.0599, 36.9745) |
| Luminance | 0.1306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.91
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.44
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.28
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.08
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.21
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9840A5 #4DA540
analogous
#6540A5 #9840A5 #A54080
triadic
#9840A5 #A59840 #40A598
tetradic
#9840A5 #A56540 #4DA540 #4080A5
square
#9840A5 #A56540 #4DA540 #4080A5
split-complementary
#9840A5 #80A540 #40A565
monochromatic
#471E4D #6F2F79 #9840A5 #B561C2 #CA8DD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#9840A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#9840A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9840A5
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9840A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9840A5 | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.61 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C5FA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D69A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A4F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9840a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.173 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b97ac0',
500: '#9840a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9840a5; $custom-light: #b97ac0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9840a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 152,
"g": 64,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.277,
"s": 44.105,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52923,
"c": 0.17312,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.13059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9840A5
secondary
#8BBE83
accent
#D45464
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81