#9159BB#9159BB

#9159BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.154 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9159BB
RGB	rgb(145, 89, 187)
HSL	hsl(274, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(274, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.5%, 52.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.95, 41.35, -42.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.95, 59.63, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.0964 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.154 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2173, 16.7527, 48.9619)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9159BB #83BB59

analogous

#6059BB #9159BB #BB59B4

triadic

#9159BB #BB9159 #59BB91

tetradic

#9159BB #BB6059 #83BB59 #59B4BB

square

#9159BB #BB6059 #83BB59 #59B4BB

split-complementary

#9159BB #B4BB59 #59BB60

monochromatic

#512D6D #723E98 #9159BB #AE84CD #CBB0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#9159BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#9159BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9159BB

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9159BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9159BB	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D6FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E73B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B6A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9159bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 89, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.154 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b48ad0',
    500: '#9159bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9159bb;
$custom-light: #b48ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9159bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 145,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56853,
    "c": 0.15425,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9159BB

secondary

#B5CDA3

accent

#D2568B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#110C14

muted

#807D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9159BB

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

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