#701C9F#701C9F
#701C9F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.196 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #701C9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(112, 28, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 82%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.6%, 82.4%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.30, 56.06, -53.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.30, 77.38, 316.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.33% 0.1235 -0.1515) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.33% 0.196 309.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3541, 6.7787, 33.3991) |
| Luminance | 0.0678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.02
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.25
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 7.17
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 7.32
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 7.93
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#701C9F #4B9F1C
analogous
#2F1C9F #701C9F #9F1C8D
triadic
#701C9F #9F701C #1C9F70
tetradic
#701C9F #9F2F1C #4B9F1C #1C8D9F
square
#701C9F #9F2F1C #4B9F1C #1C8D9F
split-complementary
#701C9F #8D9F1C #1C9F2F
monochromatic
#270A37 #4B136B #701C9F #9525D3 #AF54E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.91
#701C9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#701C9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #701C9F
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##701C9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##701C9F | 1.00 | 8.91 | 2.36 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0046A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004B9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#693F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #701c9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(112, 28, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.196 309.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9e64bc',
500: '#701c9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #701c9f; $custom-light: #9e64bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#701c9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 112,
"g": 28,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.473,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4333,
"c": 0.19552,
"h": 309.2
},
"luminance": 0.06778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#701C9F
secondary
#7BC453
accent
#ED3B7B
background
#FAF6FB
surface
#F4EBF6
border
#CEC6D0
text
#0F0612
muted
#7F7A81