#9D37D1#9D37D1

#9D37D1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.228 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D37D1
RGB	rgb(157, 55, 209)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 73.7%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 65.07, -60.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 88.80, 317.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1504 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.228 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.7773, 14.5046, 61.6983)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D37D1 #6BD137

analogous

#5037D1 #9D37D1 #D137B8

triadic

#9D37D1 #D19D37 #37D19D

tetradic

#9D37D1 #D15037 #6BD137 #37B8D1

square

#9D37D1 #D15037 #6BD137 #37B8D1

split-complementary

#9D37D1 #B8D137 #37D150

monochromatic

#551A73 #7A26A5 #9D37D1 #B569DC #CE9BE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9D37D1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9D37D1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D37D1

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D37D1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D37D1	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C6CCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#965A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d37d1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 55, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.228 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf78e0',
    500: '#9d37d1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d37d1;
$custom-light: #bf78e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d37d1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.74,
    "s": 62.602,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55447,
    "c": 0.22775,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D37D1

secondary

#A7D490

accent

#E64279

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D37D1

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

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