#9840CA#9840CA

#9840CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.209 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840CA
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 58.91, -56.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 81.40, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.136 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.209 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4409, 14.6070, 57.3449)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840CA #72CA40

analogous

#5340CA #9840CA #CA40B7

triadic

#9840CA #CA9840 #40CA98

tetradic

#9840CA #CA5340 #72CA40 #40B7CA

square

#9840CA #CA5340 #72CA40 #40B7CA

split-complementary

#9840CA #B7CA40 #40CA53

monochromatic

#531F70 #762CA0 #9840CA #B270D7 #CCA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#9840CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#9840CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840CA

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840CA	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.209 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7bdb',
    500: '#9840ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840ca;
$custom-light: #bb7bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.261,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55255,
    "c": 0.20905,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840CA

secondary

#ABD195

accent

#E0487F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840CA

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

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