#9B59DC#9B59DC
#9B59DC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.195 H 304.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B59DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 89, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 65%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 60%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 59.5%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.01, 51.60, -56.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.01, 76.84, 312.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.98% 0.1101 -0.161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.98% 0.195 304.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0054, 19.2807, 69.8371) |
| Luminance | 0.1928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.28
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.74
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.28
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.01
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.34
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B59DC #9ADC59
analogous
#5959DC #9B59DC #DC59DB
triadic
#9B59DC #DC9B59 #59DC9B
tetradic
#9B59DC #DC5959 #9ADC59 #59DBDC
square
#9B59DC #DC5959 #9ADC59 #59DBDC
split-complementary
#9B59DC #DBDC59 #59DC59
monochromatic
#5E209A #7D2BCD #9B59DC #B98CE7 #D8BEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#9B59DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#9B59DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B59DC
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B59DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B59DC | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1778E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B7AD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F7392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b59dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.195 304.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc8be7',
500: '#9b59dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b59dc; $custom-light: #bc8be7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b59dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 89,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.229,
"s": 65.174,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59979,
"c": 0.19508,
"h": 304.4
},
"luminance": 0.19281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B59DC
secondary
#C8E1AF
accent
#CD1872
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#120C16
muted
#817D84