#9540CB#9540CB

#9540CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.209 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540CB
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(277, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 58.50, -57.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 81.90, 315.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.95% 0.132 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(54.95% 0.209 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0052, 14.3686, 57.9445)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540CB #76CB40

analogous

#5040CB #9540CB #CB40BB

triadic

#9540CB #CB9540 #40CB95

tetradic

#9540CB #CB5040 #76CB40 #40BBCB

square

#9540CB #CB5040 #76CB40 #40BBCB

split-complementary

#9540CB #BBCB40 #40CB50

monochromatic

#521F72 #742CA2 #9540CB #B070D8 #CAA0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#9540CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#9540CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540CB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540CB	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#256BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.209 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b97bdc',
    500: '#9540cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540cb;
$custom-light: #b97bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.691,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54952,
    "c": 0.20914,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540CB

secondary

#ADD295

accent

#E04783

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540CB

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

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