#9937CC#9937CC

#9937CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.222 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9937CC
RGB	rgb(153, 55, 204)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25%, 73%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.04, 63.27, -59.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.04, 86.53, 316.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1461 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.222 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4001, 13.8649, 58.4532)
Luminance	0.1386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9937CC #6ACC37

analogous

#4E37CC #9937CC #CC37B5

triadic

#9937CC #CC9937 #37CC99

tetradic

#9937CC #CC4E37 #6ACC37 #37B5CC

square

#9937CC #CC4E37 #6ACC37 #37B5CC

split-complementary

#9937CC #B5CC37 #37CC4E

monochromatic

#511C6D #75289E #9937CC #B268D8 #CB99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#9937CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#9937CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9937CC

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9937CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9937CC	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D6AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9937cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 55, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.222 311.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9937cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.463,
    "s": 59.363,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54577,
    "c": 0.22191,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9937CC

secondary

#A5D08E

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9937CC

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

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