#9959EB#9959EB

#9959EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.212 H 300.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9959EB
RGB	rgb(153, 89, 235)
HSL	hsl(266, 78%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(266, 62%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.74, 54.76, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.74, 84.41, 310.45°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% 0.1069 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.212 300.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.7010, 19.9150, 80.7550)
Luminance	0.1991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9959EB #ABEB59

analogous

#5962EB #9959EB #E259EB

triadic

#9959EB #EB9959 #59EB99

tetradic

#9959EB #EB5962 #ABEB59 #59EBE2

square

#9959EB #EB5962 #ABEB59 #59EBE2

split-complementary

#9959EB #EBE259 #62EB59

monochromatic

#5B16B4 #7722E4 #9959EB #BB90F2 #DCC6F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#9959EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#9959EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9959EB

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9959EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9959EB	1.00	4.21	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007BF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F7AE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87799A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9959eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 89, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.212 300.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc8bf2',
    500: '#9959eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9959eb;
$custom-light: #bc8bf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9959eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.301,
    "s": 78.495,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6076,
    "c": 0.21154,
    "h": 300.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9959EB

secondary

#D3EAB6

accent

#DB0B80

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#120C17

muted

#817D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9959EB

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

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