#9937CB#9937CB

#9937CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.221 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9937CB
RGB	rgb(153, 55, 203)
HSL	hsl(280, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.97, 63.06, -58.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.97, 86.06, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1462 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.221 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.2805, 13.8171, 57.8236)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9937CB #69CB37

analogous

#4F37CB #9937CB #CB37B3

triadic

#9937CB #CB9937 #37CB99

tetradic

#9937CB #CB4F37 #69CB37 #37B3CB

square

#9937CB #CB4F37 #69CB37 #37B3CB

split-complementary

#9937CB #B3CB37 #37CB4F

monochromatic

#511C6C #75299C #9937CB #B268D8 #CB98E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#9937CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#9937CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9937CB

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9937CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9937CB	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F6AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93587E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9937cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 55, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.221 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77dc',
    500: '#9937cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9937cb;
$custom-light: #bc77dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9937cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.73,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54506,
    "c": 0.22098,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9937CB

secondary

#A4D08E

accent

#E2467B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9937CB

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

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