#9D59E5#9D59E5
#9D59E5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.206 H 303.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D59E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 89, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 73%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 61%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.4%, 61.1%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 54.19, -60.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 81.40, 311.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.78% 0.1124 -0.1721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.78% 0.206 303.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6166, 19.9700, 76.3025) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.85
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.47
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.27
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.18
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.30
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D59E5 #A1E559
analogous
#595BE5 #9D59E5 #E359E5
triadic
#9D59E5 #E59D59 #59E59D
tetradic
#9D59E5 #E5595B #A1E559 #59E5E3
square
#9D59E5 #E5595B #A1E559 #59E5E3
split-complementary
#9D59E5 #E5E359 #5BE559
monochromatic
#601AA9 #7E24DD #9D59E5 #BC8EED #DBC3F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#9D59E5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#9D59E5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9D59E5
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D59E5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D59E5 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007AE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#317BE2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F7697
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d59e5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 89, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.206 303.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8bee',
500: '#9d59e5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d59e5; $custom-light: #be8bee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d59e5",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 89,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.143,
"s": 72.917,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60783,
"c": 0.20559,
"h": 303.1
},
"luminance": 0.1997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D59E5
secondary
#CEE6B3
accent
#D51076
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84