#9840C8#9840C8

#9840C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.207 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840C8
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(279, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(279, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 58.48, -55.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 80.44, 316.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1362 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.207 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.2057, 14.5129, 56.1059)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840C8 #70C840

analogous

#5440C8 #9840C8 #C840B4

triadic

#9840C8 #C89840 #40C898

tetradic

#9840C8 #C85440 #70C840 #40B4C8

square

#9840C8 #C85440 #70C840 #40B4C8

split-complementary

#9840C8 #B4C840 #40C854

monochromatic

#52206E #762D9D #9840C8 #B270D6 #CB9FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9840C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9840C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840C8

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840C8	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6CC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.207 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7bd9',
    500: '#9840c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840c8;
$custom-light: #ba7bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55119,
    "c": 0.20708,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840C8

secondary

#A9D094

accent

#DF497E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840C8

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

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