#9540A5#9540A5

#9540A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.172 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540A5
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 165)
HSL	hsl(290, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 50.55, -38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 63.71, 322.51°)
OKLab	oklab(52.52% 0.1334 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(52.52% 0.172 321)
XYZ	xyz(21.0186, 12.7740, 36.9485)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540A5 #50A540

analogous

#6240A5 #9540A5 #A54083

triadic

#9540A5 #A59540 #40A595

tetradic

#9540A5 #A56240 #50A540 #4083A5

square

#9540A5 #A56240 #50A540 #4083A5

split-complementary

#9540A5 #83A540 #40A562

monochromatic

#451E4D #6D2F79 #9540A5 #B261C2 #C88DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#9540A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#9540A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540A5

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540A5	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295EA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A67A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96506C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.172 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b77ac0',
    500: '#9540a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540a5;
$custom-light: #b77ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.495,
    "s": 44.105,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52519,
    "c": 0.17161,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.12773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540A5

secondary

#8CBE83

accent

#D45468

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120A12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540A5

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

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