#9955EE#9955EE

#9955EE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.220 H 300.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9955EE
RGB	rgb(153, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(267, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(267, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.20, 57.50, -66.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.20, 88.14, 310.72°)
OKLab	oklab(60.43% 0.1111 -0.19)
OKLCH	oklch(60.43% 0.22 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.8142, 19.4421, 82.9489)
Luminance	0.1944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9955EE #AAEE55

analogous

#555DEE #9955EE #E655EE

triadic

#9955EE #EE9955 #55EE99

tetradic

#9955EE #EE555D #AAEE55 #55EEE6

square

#9955EE #EE555D #AAEE55 #55EEE6

split-complementary

#9955EE #EEE655 #5DEE55

monochromatic

#5B12B6 #781DE8 #9955EE #BA8DF4 #DCC4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#9955EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#9955EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9955EE

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9955EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9955EE	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0079F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0179EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86779A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9955ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.220 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd89f4',
    500: '#9955ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9955ee;
$custom-light: #bd89f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9955ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60433,
    "c": 0.22011,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9955EE

secondary

#D2EBB4

accent

#DE077F

background

#FCF8FF

surface

#F8F0FE

border

#D1CBD6

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9955EE

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

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