#9840BE#9840BE

#9840BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.197 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840BE
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 56.36, -50.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 75.64, 318.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.1369 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.197 314)
XYZ	xyz(24.0750, 14.0607, 50.1510)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840BE #66BE40

analogous

#5940BE #9840BE #BE40A5

triadic

#9840BE #BE9840 #40BE98

tetradic

#9840BE #BE5940 #66BE40 #40A5BE

square

#9840BE #BE5940 #66BE40 #40A5BE

split-complementary

#9840BE #A5BE40 #40BE59

monochromatic

#4F2162 #733190 #9840BE #B16DCE #C99BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#9840BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#9840BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840BE

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840BE	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A6BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.197 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd2',
    500: '#9840be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840be;
$custom-light: #ba7bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.905,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54455,
    "c": 0.19724,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.1406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840BE

secondary

#A2C990

accent

#D94F78

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840BE

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

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