#9959CA#9959CA

#9959CA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.174 H 308.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9959CA
RGB	rgb(153, 89, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(274, 56%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 55.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 46.91, -48.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 67.66, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% 0.1074 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.174 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.3678, 18.1817, 57.9333)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9959CA #8ACA59

analogous

#6159CA #9959CA #CA59C3

triadic

#9959CA #CA9959 #59CA99

tetradic

#9959CA #CA6159 #8ACA59 #59C3CA

square

#9959CA #CA6159 #8ACA59 #59C3CA

split-complementary

#9959CA #C3CA59 #59CA61

monochromatic

#5A2980 #7B38AE #9959CA #B687D9 #D2B6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#9959CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#9959CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9959CA

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9959CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9959CA	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3374CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A77C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#926E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9959ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 89, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.174 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba8adb',
    500: '#9959ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9959ca;
$custom-light: #ba8adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9959ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.982,
    "s": 51.598,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58635,
    "c": 0.17419,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9959CA

secondary

#BCD6A8

accent

#DB4D8A

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#120C15

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9959CA

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

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