#9840B1#9840B1

#9840B1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.185 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840B1
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 177)
HSL	hsl(287, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 63.8%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 53.69, -44.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 69.47, 320.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.1373 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.185 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.7170, 13.5175, 42.9990)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840B1 #59B140

analogous

#6040B1 #9840B1 #B14091

triadic

#9840B1 #B19840 #40B198

tetradic

#9840B1 #B16040 #59B140 #4091B1

square

#9840B1 #B16040 #59B140 #4091B1

split-complementary

#9840B1 #91B140 #40B160

monochromatic

#4B1F57 #713084 #9840B1 #B266C8 #C993D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#9840B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#9840B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840B1

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840B1	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C61B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.185 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b97bc9',
    500: '#9840b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840b1;
$custom-light: #b97bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.726,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53635,
    "c": 0.18459,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840B1

secondary

#96C389

accent

#D7516F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840B1

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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