#9840CF#9840CF

#9840CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.214 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840CF
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(277, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(277, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 59.99, -58.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 83.81, 315.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1354 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.214 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.0425, 14.8477, 60.5134)
Luminance	0.1485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840CF #77CF40

analogous

#5040CF #9840CF #CF40BF

triadic

#9840CF #CF9840 #40CF98

tetradic

#9840CF #CF5040 #77CF40 #40BFCF

square

#9840CF #CF5040 #77CF40 #40BFCF

split-complementary

#9840CF #BFCF40 #40CF50

monochromatic

#551E77 #772AA8 #9840CF #B271DB #CDA2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#9840CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#9840CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840CF

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840CF	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#236DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.214 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb7cde',
    500: '#9840cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840cf;
$custom-light: #bb7cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55599,
    "c": 0.21399,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840CF

secondary

#AED497

accent

#E34582

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840CF

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

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