#9840C2#9840C2

#9840C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.201 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840C2
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(281, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.57, 57.20, -52.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.57, 77.56, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1367 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.201 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5182, 14.2379, 52.4851)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840C2 #6AC240

analogous

#5740C2 #9840C2 #C240AB

triadic

#9840C2 #C29840 #40C298

tetradic

#9840C2 #C25740 #6AC240 #40ABC2

square

#9840C2 #C25740 #6AC240 #40ABC2

split-complementary

#9840C2 #ABC240 #40C257

monochromatic

#502167 #743095 #9840C2 #B16ED1 #CA9DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#9840C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#9840C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840C2

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840C2	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366BBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.201 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd5',
    500: '#9840c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840c2;
$custom-light: #ba7bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.615,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54717,
    "c": 0.20117,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840C2

secondary

#A5CC92

accent

#DB4D7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840C2

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

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