#9B59BF#9B59BF

#9B59BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.162 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B59BF
RGB	rgb(155, 89, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 44.95, -43.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 62.21, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.1093 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.162 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4923, 17.8755, 51.3349)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B59BF #7DBF59

analogous

#6859BF #9B59BF #BF59B0

triadic

#9B59BF #BF9B59 #59BF9B

tetradic

#9B59BF #BF6859 #7DBF59 #59B0BF

square

#9B59BF #BF6859 #7DBF59 #59B0BF

split-complementary

#9B59BF #B0BF59 #59BF68

monochromatic

#592C72 #7C3D9E #9B59BF #B685D0 #D0B1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#9B59BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#9B59BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B59BF

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B59BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B59BF	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E72C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#976A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b59bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.162 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8ad3',
    500: '#9b59bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b59bf;
$custom-light: #bb8ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b59bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58217,
    "c": 0.16247,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B59BF

secondary

#B4CFA4

accent

#D45481

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F7F0FA

border

#D0CBD3

text

#120C14

muted

#817D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B59BF

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

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