#9959BF#9959BF

#9959BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.162 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9959BF
RGB	rgb(153, 89, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 44.41, -43.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 62.09, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(57.99% 0.1068 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(57.99% 0.162 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1115, 17.6792, 51.3170)
Luminance	0.1768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9959BF #7FBF59

analogous

#6659BF #9959BF #BF59B2

triadic

#9959BF #BF9959 #59BF99

tetradic

#9959BF #BF6659 #7FBF59 #59B2BF

square

#9959BF #BF6659 #7FBF59 #59B2BF

split-complementary

#9959BF #B2BF59 #59BF66

monochromatic

#582C72 #7A3D9E #9959BF #B485D0 #CFB1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#9959BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#9959BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9959BF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9959BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9959BF	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D72C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5276BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#956A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9959bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 89, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.162 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b98ad3',
    500: '#9959bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9959bf;
$custom-light: #b98ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9959bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.647,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57987,
    "c": 0.16171,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9959BF

secondary

#B4CFA4

accent

#D45484

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9959BF

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

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