#9540BE#9540BE

#9540BE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.196 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540BE
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.91, 55.69, -51.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.91, 75.60, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1331 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.196 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5204, 13.7747, 50.1250)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540BE #69BE40

analogous

#5640BE #9540BE #BE40A8

triadic

#9540BE #BE9540 #40BE95

tetradic

#9540BE #BE5640 #69BE40 #40A8BE

square

#9540BE #BE5640 #69BE40 #40A8BE

split-complementary

#9540BE #A8BE40 #40BE56

monochromatic

#4D2162 #713190 #9540BE #AE6DCE #C89BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#9540BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#9540BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540BE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540BE	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#366ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.196 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b87bd2',
    500: '#9540be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540be;
$custom-light: #b87bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.476,
    "s": 49.606,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54073,
    "c": 0.19616,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540BE

secondary

#A3C990

accent

#D94F7C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540BE

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

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