#9540DD#9540DD

#9540DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.227 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9540DD
RGB	rgb(149, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(272, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.6%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.01, 62.51, -65.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.01, 90.63, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.1295 -0.1866)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.227 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.2760, 15.2769, 69.9044)
Luminance	0.1528 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9540DD #88DD40

analogous

#4640DD #9540DD #DD40D7

triadic

#9540DD #DD9540 #40DD95

tetradic

#9540DD #DD4640 #88DD40 #40D7DD

square

#9540DD #DD4640 #88DD40 #40D7DD

split-complementary

#9540DD #D7DD40 #40DD46

monochromatic

#56198A #7622BE #9540DD #B274E6 #CFA8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#9540DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#9540DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9540DD

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9540DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9540DD	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006DDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87658B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9540dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.227 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba7ce9',
    500: '#9540dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9540dd;
$custom-light: #ba7ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9540dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.484,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56241,
    "c": 0.22714,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9540DD

secondary

#BADD9C

accent

#ED3B8D

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9540DD

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

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