#9840CD#9840CD

#9840CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.212 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840CD
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 59.56, -57.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 82.85, 315.96°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1357 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.212 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7996, 14.7505, 59.2338)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840CD #75CD40

analogous

#5240CD #9840CD #CD40BB

triadic

#9840CD #CD9840 #40CD98

tetradic

#9840CD #CD5240 #75CD40 #40BBCD

square

#9840CD #CD5240 #75CD40 #40BBCD

split-complementary

#9840CD #BBCD40 #40CD52

monochromatic

#541E74 #772BA5 #9840CD #B271DA #CCA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#9840CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9840CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840CD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840CD	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.212 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cdd',
    500: '#9840cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840cd;
$custom-light: #bb7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.447,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5546,
    "c": 0.21201,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1475
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840CD

secondary

#ADD396

accent

#E24681

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840CD

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

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