#9540BF#9540BF

#9540BF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.197 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540BF
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(280, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(280, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 55.90, -51.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 76.09, 317.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.1331 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.197 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6301, 13.8186, 50.7026)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9540BF #6ABF40

analogous

#5540BF #9540BF #BF40AA

triadic

#9540BF #BF9540 #40BF95

tetradic

#9540BF #BF5540 #6ABF40 #40AABF

square

#9540BF #BF5540 #6ABF40 #40AABF

split-complementary

#9540BF #AABF40 #40BF55

monochromatic

#4D2163 #713191 #9540BF #AE6ECE #C89CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9540BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9540BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540BF

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540BF	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#356ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.197 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b87bd3',
    500: '#9540bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540bf;
$custom-light: #b87bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.157,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54139,
    "c": 0.19715,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540BF

secondary

#A4CA91

accent

#D94E7C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540BF

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

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