#9779B2#9779B2
#9779B2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.090 H 308.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9779B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(151, 121, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 27%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 32%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.2%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.55, 22.83, -25.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.55, 34.46, 311.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.58% 0.0555 -0.0709) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.58% 0.09 308) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6343, 23.4686, 45.1849) |
| Luminance | 0.2347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.07
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.09
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.12
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 6.05
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9779B2 #94B279
analogous
#7A79B2 #9779B2 #B279B0
triadic
#9779B2 #B29779 #79B297
tetradic
#9779B2 #B27A79 #94B279 #79B0B2
square
#9779B2 #B27A79 #94B279 #79B0B2
split-complementary
#9779B2 #B0B279 #79B27A
monochromatic
#5A4070 #795797 #9779B2 #B5A0C8 #D3C7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#9779B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#9779B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9779B2
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9779B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9779B2 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E84B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7585B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94818E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9779b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(151, 121, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.090 308.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b6a0c9',
500: '#9779b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9779b2; $custom-light: #b6a0c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9779b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 151,
"g": 121,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.579,
"s": 27.014,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62581,
"c": 0.09005,
"h": 308
},
"luminance": 0.23468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9779B2
secondary
#C3CFB8
accent
#C36491
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F6F2F8
border
#D0CCD1
text
#110E13
muted
#807E82