#9540CD#9540CD

#9540CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.211 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540CD
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(276, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(276, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 58.94, -58.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 82.87, 315.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.1318 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.211 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2450, 14.4646, 59.2078)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540CD #78CD40

analogous

#4E40CD #9540CD #CD40BF

triadic

#9540CD #CD9540 #40CD95

tetradic

#9540CD #CD4E40 #78CD40 #40BFCD

square

#9540CD #CD4E40 #78CD40 #40BFCD

split-complementary

#9540CD #BFCD40 #40CD4E

monochromatic

#521E74 #742BA5 #9540CD #B071DA #CBA1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#9540CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9540CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540CD

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540CD	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#216BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.211 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b97bdd',
    500: '#9540cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540cd;
$custom-light: #b97bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.17,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55091,
    "c": 0.21114,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540CD

secondary

#AED396

accent

#E24684

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F7EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540CD

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

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