#9D3ED9#9D3ED9
#9D3ED9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.228 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D3ED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 62, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.48, 63.99, -62.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.48, 89.47, 315.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.71% 0.1426 -0.1773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.71% 0.228 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1491, 15.6236, 67.1650) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.16
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.58
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.96
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.17
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.18
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D3ED9 #7AD93E
analogous
#4F3ED9 #9D3ED9 #D93EC8
triadic
#9D3ED9 #D99D3E #3ED99D
tetradic
#9D3ED9 #D94F3E #7AD93E #3EC8D9
square
#9D3ED9 #D94F3E #7AD93E #3EC8D9
split-complementary
#9D3ED9 #C8D93E #3ED94F
monochromatic
#5A1A83 #7D24B6 #9D3ED9 #B771E3 #D1A4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#9D3ED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#9D3ED9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9D3ED9
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D3ED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D3ED9 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006ADD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#146FD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#946188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d3ed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 62, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.228 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf7be6',
500: '#9d3ed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d3ed9; $custom-light: #bf7be6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d3ed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 62,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.774,
"s": 67.1,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56705,
"c": 0.2275,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.15623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D3ED9
secondary
#B2DA99
accent
#EA3E80
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84