#9B59EB#9B59EB

#9B59EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.212 H 301.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B59EB
RGB	rgb(155, 89, 235)
HSL	hsl(267, 78%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(267, 62%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 62.1%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, 55.19, -63.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 84.41, 310.83°)
OKLab	oklab(60.97% 0.1095 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(60.97% 0.212 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.0818, 20.1113, 80.7728)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B59EB #A9EB59

analogous

#5960EB #9B59EB #E459EB

triadic

#9B59EB #EB9B59 #59EB9B

tetradic

#9B59EB #EB5960 #A9EB59 #59EBE4

square

#9B59EB #EB5960 #A9EB59 #59EBE4

split-complementary

#9B59EB #EBE459 #60EB59

monochromatic

#5D16B4 #7A22E4 #9B59EB #BC90F2 #DDC6F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#9B59EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#9B59EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9B59EB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B59EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9B59EB	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007BF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#237BE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A799A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b59eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 89, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.212 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8bf2',
    500: '#9b59eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b59eb;
$custom-light: #bd8bf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b59eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.123,
    "s": 78.495,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60971,
    "c": 0.21188,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B59EB

secondary

#D2EAB6

accent

#DB0B7D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B59EB

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

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