#9C81EF#9C81EF
#9C81EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.159 H 293.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9C81EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(156, 129, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 77%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 46%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.7%, 46%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.78, 34.58, -51.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.78, 62.43, 303.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.59% 0.062 -0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.59% 0.159 293) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1365, 28.9996, 85.2855) |
| Luminance | 0.2900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 3.96
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 4.90
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.02
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.61
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.59
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9C81EF #D4EF81
analogous
#819DEF #9C81EF #D381EF
triadic
#9C81EF #EF9C81 #81EF9C
tetradic
#9C81EF #EF819D #D4EF81 #81EFD3
square
#9C81EF #EF819D #D4EF81 #81EFD3
split-complementary
#9C81EF #EFD381 #9DEF81
monochromatic
#4A1CDA #714BE8 #9C81EF #C7B7F6 #EAE4FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#9C81EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#9C81EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9C81EF
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9C81EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9C81EF | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B94F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F91EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8896AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9c81ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 129, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.159 293.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bca6f5',
500: '#9c81ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9c81ef; $custom-light: #bca6f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9c81ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 156,
"g": 129,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.727,
"s": 77.465,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67586,
"c": 0.15909,
"h": 293
},
"luminance": 0.29
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9C81EF
secondary
#EDF3D8
accent
#DA0CA7
background
#FBFAFF
surface
#F7F4FE
border
#D0CED6
text
#120F17
muted
#817F85