#9D3BDD#9D3BDD
#9D3BDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.235 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D3BDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 59, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 70%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29%, 73.3%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 66.05, -65.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 92.70, 315.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.69% 0.1448 -0.1846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.69% 0.235 308.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5170, 15.5169, 69.8854) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.22
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.28
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.42
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.60
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.64
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D3BDD #7BDD3B
analogous
#4C3BDD #9D3BDD #DD3BCC
triadic
#9D3BDD #DD9D3B #3BDD9D
tetradic
#9D3BDD #DD4C3B #7BDD3B #3BCCDD
square
#9D3BDD #DD4C3B #7BDD3B #3BCCDD
split-complementary
#9D3BDD #CCDD3B #3BDD4C
monochromatic
#5A1786 #7E20BA #9D3BDD #B76FE6 #D1A3EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#9D3BDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#9D3BDD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D3BDD
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D3BDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D3BDD | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#936289
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d3bdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 59, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.235 308.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf7ae8',
500: '#9d3bdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d3bdd; $custom-light: #bf7ae8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d3bdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 59,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.296,
"s": 70.435,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56693,
"c": 0.23462,
"h": 308.1
},
"luminance": 0.15516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D3BDD
secondary
#B3DC98
accent
#ED3B81
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84