#9840C4#9840C4

#9840C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.203 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840C4
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(280, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.70, 57.62, -53.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.70, 78.52, 317.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.1365 -0.1504)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.203 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7443, 14.3284, 53.6760)
Luminance	0.1433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840C4 #6CC440

analogous

#5640C4 #9840C4 #C440AE

triadic

#9840C4 #C49840 #40C498

tetradic

#9840C4 #C45640 #6CC440 #40AEC4

square

#9840C4 #C45640 #6CC440 #40AEC4

split-complementary

#9840C4 #AEC440 #40C456

monochromatic

#512069 #752F98 #9840C4 #B16FD2 #CA9EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9840C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9840C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840C4

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840C4	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#336CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#935B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.203 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd7',
    500: '#9840c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840c4;
$custom-light: #ba7bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5485,
    "c": 0.20314,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840C4

secondary

#A6CD93

accent

#DC4C7C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840C4

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

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