#9840BF#9840BF

#9840BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.198 H 313.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840BF
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(282, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(282, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 56.57, -50.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 76.12, 318.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.1369 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.198 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1847, 14.1045, 50.7286)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840BF #67BF40

analogous

#5940BF #9840BF #BF40A6

triadic

#9840BF #BF9840 #40BF98

tetradic

#9840BF #BF5940 #67BF40 #40A6BF

square

#9840BF #BF5940 #67BF40 #40A6BF

split-complementary

#9840BF #A6BF40 #40BF59

monochromatic

#4F2163 #743191 #9840BF #B16ECE #C99CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#9840BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9840BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840BF

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840BF	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.198 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd3',
    500: '#9840bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840bf;
$custom-light: #ba7bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.575,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5452,
    "c": 0.19823,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840BF

secondary

#A2CA91

accent

#D94E79

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840BF

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

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