#9937CD#9937CD

#9937CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.223 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9937CD
RGB	rgb(153, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(279, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 63.48, -59.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 87.00, 316.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1459 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.223 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.5204, 13.9131, 59.0869)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9937CD #6BCD37

analogous

#4E37CD #9937CD #CD37B6

triadic

#9937CD #CD9937 #37CD99

tetradic

#9937CD #CD4E37 #6BCD37 #37B6CD

square

#9937CD #CD4E37 #6BCD37 #37B6CD

split-complementary

#9937CD #B6CD37 #37CD4E

monochromatic

#511C6E #76289F #9937CD #B268D9 #CB99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#9937CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#9937CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9937CD

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9937CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9937CD	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B6ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#92597F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9937cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.223 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77dd',
    500: '#9937cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9937cd;
$custom-light: #bc77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9937cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.2,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54648,
    "c": 0.22285,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9937CD

secondary

#A6D18F

accent

#E3457C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9937CD

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

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