#9537A5#9537A5
#9537A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.184 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9537A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(149, 55, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 67%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.96, 54.59, -41.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.96, 68.33, 323.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.46% 0.1443 -0.1146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.46% 0.184 321.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5514, 11.8396, 36.7928) |
| Luminance | 0.1184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.74
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.74
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.37
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.57
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.87
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9537A5 #47A537
analogous
#5E37A5 #9537A5 #A5377E
triadic
#9537A5 #A59537 #37A595
tetradic
#9537A5 #A55E37 #47A537 #377EA5
square
#9537A5 #A55E37 #47A537 #377EA5
split-complementary
#9537A5 #7EA537 #37A55E
monochromatic
#421849 #6C2877 #9537A5 #B553C6 #C981D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.24
#9537A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#9537A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9537A5
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9537A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9537A5 | 1.00 | 6.24 | 3.37 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#185AA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4464A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#964969
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9537a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 55, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.184 321.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b775c0',
500: '#9537a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9537a5; $custom-light: #b775c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9537a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 149,
"g": 55,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.273,
"s": 50,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51462,
"c": 0.18431,
"h": 321.5
},
"luminance": 0.11839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9537A5
secondary
#83BF79
accent
#DA4E63
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#120912
muted
#817B81