#9B59BE#9B59BE

#9B59BE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.161 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B59BE
RGB	rgb(155, 89, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.29, 44.73, -42.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.29, 61.71, 316.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.1092 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.161 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3826, 17.8316, 50.7573)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B59BE #7CBE59

analogous

#6959BE #9B59BE #BE59AF

triadic

#9B59BE #BE9B59 #59BE9B

tetradic

#9B59BE #BE6959 #7CBE59 #59AFBE

square

#9B59BE #BE6959 #7CBE59 #59AFBE

split-complementary

#9B59BE #AFBE59 #59BE69

monochromatic

#592C71 #7C3D9D #9B59BE #B585CF #D0B1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#9B59BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#9B59BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B59BE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B59BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B59BE	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F72C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b59be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.161 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8ad2',
    500: '#9b59be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b59be;
$custom-light: #bb8ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b59be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.208,
    "s": 43.723,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5816,
    "c": 0.16136,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B59BE

secondary

#B3CFA4

accent

#D35480

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B59BE

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

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