#9540B9#9540B9

#9540B9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.191 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540B9
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 185)
HSL	hsl(282, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(282, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 65.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 54.63, -48.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 73.19, 318.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1334 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.191 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9833, 13.5599, 47.2962)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540B9 #64B940

analogous

#5940B9 #9540B9 #B940A1

triadic

#9540B9 #B99540 #40B995

tetradic

#9540B9 #B95940 #64B940 #40A1B9

square

#9540B9 #B95940 #64B940 #40A1B9

split-complementary

#9540B9 #A1B940 #40B959

monochromatic

#4C215E #70308C #9540B9 #AF6BCC #C798DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#9540B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9540B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540B9

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540B9	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0162BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B69B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.191 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b87bcf',
    500: '#9540b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540b9;
$custom-light: #b87bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.149,
    "s": 48.594,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53747,
    "c": 0.19119,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540B9

secondary

#9FC78E

accent

#D85078

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120A14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540B9

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

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