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#9540FC Color

#9540FC is rgb(149, 64, 252) in RGB, hsl(267, 97%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 75%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.69. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9540FC
HEX#9540FC
RGBrgb(149, 64, 252)
HSLhsl(267, 97%, 62%)
HSVhsv(267, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 75%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.258 298.5)
LABlab(47.32% 62.10 -80.55)
LCHlch(47.32% 101.71 307.63)

What #9540FC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9540FC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.69Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 10.52French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.64Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.13Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 17.88Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 18.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#9540FC Channel Values

How #9540FC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 149 · G 64 · B 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 97% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9540FC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #9540FC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #9540FC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9540FC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#9540FC
Complementary
#A7FC40
Analogous
#404AFC
Analogous
#F340FC
Triadic
#FC9540
Triadic
#40FC95
Split comp.
#FCF340
Split comp.
#4AFC40

Tints & Shades of #9540FC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A359FC
#B172FD
#BF8BFD
#CFAAFE
#DDC3FE
#EBDCFE

Shades

#7E18FB
#6803E2
#5503BA
#430292
#300269
#1C013C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #9540FC.

How #9540FC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9540FC
Protanopia#5656FC
Protanomaly#754EFC
Deuteranopia#6666FB
Deuteranomaly#7C59FC
Tritanopia#777272
Tritanomaly#8462BA
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #9540FC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9540fc: #9540FC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9540FC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9540fc': '#9540FC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.584, green: 0.251, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_9540fc">#9540FC</color>
SVG fillfill="#9540FC"

More Purple Colors

#9540FC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#9540FC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9540FC?

#9540FC is a light purple — rgb(149, 64, 252) in RGB and hsl(267, 97%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.69.

What is the RGB value of #9540FC?

#9540FC is rgb(149, 64, 252) — red 149, green 64, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9540FC?

#9540FC converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 75%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9540FC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9540FC scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9540FC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9540FC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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