#9B59E8#9B59E8
#9B59E8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.209 H 301.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B59E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 89, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 76%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(268, 62%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.2%, 61.6%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 54.46, -62.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 82.90, 311.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.77% 0.1097 -0.1774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.77% 0.209 301.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6520, 19.9394, 78.5094) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.23
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.38
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.88
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.30
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.69
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B59E8 #A6E859
analogous
#595FE8 #9B59E8 #E259E8
triadic
#9B59E8 #E89B59 #59E89B
tetradic
#9B59E8 #E8595F #A6E859 #59E8E2
square
#9B59E8 #E8595F #A6E859 #59E8E2
split-complementary
#9B59E8 #E8E259 #5FE859
monochromatic
#5E18AE #7B23E1 #9B59E8 #BB8FEF #DCC5F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#9B59E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#9B59E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B59E8
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B59E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B59E8 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007AED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#297BE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B7898
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b59e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.209 301.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd8bf0',
500: '#9b59e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b59e8; $custom-light: #bd8bf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b59e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 89,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.692,
"s": 75.661,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60768,
"c": 0.20853,
"h": 301.7
},
"luminance": 0.1994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B59E8
secondary
#D0E8B5
accent
#D80E7B
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C17
muted
#827D85