#9979EA#9979EA
#9979EA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.164 H 294.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9979EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 121, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 73%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.40, 37.07, -53.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.40, 64.68, 304.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.65% 0.0681 -0.1496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.65% 0.164 294.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8217, 26.3869, 81.0845) |
| Luminance | 0.2639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.41
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 4.98
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.59
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 6.35
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 6.69
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9979EA #CAEA79
analogous
#7992EA #9979EA #D179EA
triadic
#9979EA #EA9979 #79EA99
tetradic
#9979EA #EA7992 #CAEA79 #79EAD1
square
#9979EA #EA7992 #CAEA79 #79EAD1
split-complementary
#9979EA #EAD179 #92EA79
monochromatic
#5020C9 #7144E2 #9979EA #C1AEF2 #EAE3FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.35
#9979EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#9979EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9979EA
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9979EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9979EA | 1.00 | 3.35 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#508EEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#568BE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#868FA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9979ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 121, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.164 294.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa0f1',
500: '#9979ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9979ea; $custom-light: #baa0f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9979ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 121,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.991,
"s": 72.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65651,
"c": 0.16437,
"h": 294.5
},
"luminance": 0.26388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9979EA
secondary
#E6F0CF
accent
#D5119D
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F7F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120F17
muted
#817E85