#9537BD#9537BD

#9537BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.207 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9537BD
RGB	rgb(149, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(282, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 59.36, -52.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 79.51, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1429 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.207 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9443, 12.7968, 49.3956)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9537BD #5FBD37

analogous

#5237BD #9537BD #BD37A2

triadic

#9537BD #BD9537 #37BD95

tetradic

#9537BD #BD5237 #5FBD37 #37A2BD

square

#9537BD #BD5237 #5FBD37 #37A2BD

split-complementary

#9537BD #A2BD37 #37BD52

monochromatic

#4A1B5E #70298E #9537BD #AF60D1 #C790DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#9537BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9537BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9537BD

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9537BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9537BD	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E66BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#915376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9537bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.207 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b876d2',
    500: '#9537bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9537bd;
$custom-light: #b876d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9537bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.09,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53013,
    "c": 0.20658,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9537BD

secondary

#9AC986

accent

#DE4A76

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120914

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9537BD

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

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