#9172EA#9172EA
#9172EA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.174 H 292.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9172EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(145, 114, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 74%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38%, 51.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.08, 39.09, -56.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.08, 68.91, 304.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.74% 0.0672 -0.1608) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.74% 0.174 292.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5417, 23.9941, 80.7427) |
| Luminance | 0.2399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.58
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.90
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.64
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.38
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.79
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9172EA #CBEA72
analogous
#728FEA #9172EA #CD72EA
triadic
#9172EA #EA9172 #72EA91
tetradic
#9172EA #EA728F #CBEA72 #72EACD
square
#9172EA #EA728F #CBEA72 #72EACD
split-complementary
#9172EA #EACD72 #8FEA72
monochromatic
#481DC4 #673DE2 #9172EA #BBA7F2 #E4DDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#9172EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#9172EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9172EA
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9172EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9172EA | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4088EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4684E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A8AA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9172ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(145, 114, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.174 292.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b59bf1',
500: '#9172ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9172ea; $custom-light: #b59bf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9172ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 145,
"g": 114,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.5,
"s": 74.074,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63744,
"c": 0.17425,
"h": 292.7
},
"luminance": 0.23995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9172EA
secondary
#E5EECA
accent
#D60FA3
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120E17
muted
#817E85