#9540C5#9540C5

#9540C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.203 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540C5
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 197)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(278, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 67.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 57.19, -54.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 78.99, 316.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1326 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.203 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3039, 14.0881, 54.2515)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540C5 #70C540

analogous

#5240C5 #9540C5 #C540B2

triadic

#9540C5 #C59540 #40C595

tetradic

#9540C5 #C55240 #70C540 #40B2C5

square

#9540C5 #C55240 #70C540 #40B2C5

split-complementary

#9540C5 #B2C540 #40C552

monochromatic

#50206A #732F99 #9540C5 #AF6FD3 #C99EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#9540C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#9540C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540C5

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540C5	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6AC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.203 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b87bd7',
    500: '#9540c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540c5;
$custom-light: #b87bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.346,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54541,
    "c": 0.20314,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540C5

secondary

#A8CE93

accent

#DD4B80

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540C5

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

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