#9540C2#9540C2

#9540C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.200 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540C2
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.16, 56.54, -53.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.16, 77.54, 316.82°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.1328 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.2 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9636, 13.9520, 52.4591)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540C2 #6DC240

analogous

#5440C2 #9540C2 #C240AE

triadic

#9540C2 #C29540 #40C295

tetradic

#9540C2 #C25440 #6DC240 #40AEC2

square

#9540C2 #C25440 #6DC240 #40AEC2

split-complementary

#9540C2 #AEC240 #40C254

monochromatic

#4F2167 #723095 #9540C2 #AF6ED1 #C89DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#9540C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#9540C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540C2

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540C2	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.200 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b87bd5',
    500: '#9540c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540c2;
$custom-light: #b87bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.231,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54339,
    "c": 0.20014,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540C2

secondary

#A6CC92

accent

#DB4D7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540C2

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

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