#9B59BD#9B59BD

#9B59BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.160 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B59BD
RGB	rgb(155, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(280, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.24, 44.51, -42.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.24, 61.20, 316.66°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.1091 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.16 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.2737, 17.7881, 50.1836)
Luminance	0.1779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B59BD #7BBD59

analogous

#6959BD #9B59BD #BD59AD

triadic

#9B59BD #BD9B59 #59BD9B

tetradic

#9B59BD #BD6959 #7BBD59 #59ADBD

square

#9B59BD #BD6959 #7BBD59 #59ADBD

split-complementary

#9B59BD #ADBD59 #59BD69

monochromatic

#592C6F #7B3E9B #9B59BD #B585CE #D0B1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#9B59BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#9B59BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B59BD

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B59BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B59BD	1.00	4.61	4.56	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4071C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5577BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b59bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.160 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8ad1',
    500: '#9b59bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b59bd;
$custom-light: #bb8ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b59bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.6,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58104,
    "c": 0.16024,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B59BD

secondary

#B2CEA4

accent

#D35580

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B59BD

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

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