#9840DB#9840DB

#9840DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.226 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9840DB
RGB	rgb(152, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(274, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.6%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, 62.63, -64.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 89.59, 314.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1338 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.226 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.5657, 15.4569, 68.5354)
Luminance	0.1546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9840DB #83DB40

analogous

#4B40DB #9840DB #DB40D0

triadic

#9840DB #DB9840 #40DB98

tetradic

#9840DB #DB4B40 #83DB40 #40D0DB

square

#9840DB #DB4B40 #83DB40 #40D0DB

split-complementary

#9840DB #D0DB40 #40DB4B

monochromatic

#581987 #7923BB #9840DB #B473E5 #D0A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#9840DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#9840DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9840DB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9840DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9840DB	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ED8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9840db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(152, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.226 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7ce7',
    500: '#9840db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9840db;
$custom-light: #bc7ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9840db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 152,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.065,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56451,
    "c": 0.22584,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9840DB

secondary

#B7DC9B

accent

#EB3D88

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9840DB

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

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