#9C55E7#9C55E7
#9C55E7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.213 H 302.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C55E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 85, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 75%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 63%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.5%, 63.2%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.08, 56.45, -63.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.08, 84.63, 311.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.27% 0.1156 -0.1789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.27% 0.213 302.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3793, 19.3344, 77.6646) |
| Luminance | 0.1933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.68
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.84
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 3.81
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.68
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.68
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C55E7 #A0E755
analogous
#5557E7 #9C55E7 #E555E7
triadic
#9C55E7 #E79C55 #55E79C
tetradic
#9C55E7 #E75557 #A0E755 #55E7E5
square
#9C55E7 #E75557 #A0E755 #55E7E5
split-complementary
#9C55E7 #E7E555 #57E755
monochromatic
#5F18AA #7D20DF #9C55E7 #BB8BEF #DAC0F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#9C55E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#9C55E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C55E7
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C55E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C55E7 | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0078EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2579E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D7597
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c55e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 85, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.213 302.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be89ef',
500: '#9c55e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c55e7; $custom-light: #be89ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c55e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 85,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.178,
"s": 75.258,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60272,
"c": 0.213,
"h": 302.9
},
"luminance": 0.19334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C55E7
secondary
#CDE7B1
accent
#D70E76
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C17
muted
#827D85