#9D3BDE#9D3BDE
#9D3BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.236 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D3BDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 59, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.3%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.41, 66.26, -65.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.41, 93.17, 315.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.77% 0.1446 -0.186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.77% 0.236 307.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6506, 15.5704, 70.5891) |
| Luminance | 0.1557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.34
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.31
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.32
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.51
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.63
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D3BDE #7CDE3B
analogous
#4C3BDE #9D3BDE #DE3BCD
triadic
#9D3BDE #DE9D3B #3BDE9D
tetradic
#9D3BDE #DE4C3B #7CDE3B #3BCDDE
square
#9D3BDE #DE4C3B #7CDE3B #3BCDDE
split-complementary
#9D3BDE #CDDE3B #3BDE4C
monochromatic
#5B1788 #7E20BC #9D3BDE #B76FE7 #D1A4F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#9D3BDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#9D3BDE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D3BDE
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D3BDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D3BDE | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.11 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92628A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d3bde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 59, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.236 307.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf7ae9',
500: '#9d3bde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d3bde; $custom-light: #bf7ae9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d3bde",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 59,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.074,
"s": 71.179,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56766,
"c": 0.23555,
"h": 307.9
},
"luminance": 0.1557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D3BDE
secondary
#B3DD98
accent
#EE3A82
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84