#9D5AE2#9D5AE2
#9D5AE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.201 H 303.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5AE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 90, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.5%, 60.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 52.96, -59.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 79.32, 311.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.72% 0.1114 -0.1672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.72% 0.201 303.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2852, 19.9715, 74.1435) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.98
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.76
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.43
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.72
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.08
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5AE2 #9FE25A
analogous
#5A5BE2 #9D5AE2 #E15AE2
triadic
#9D5AE2 #E29D5A #5AE29D
tetradic
#9D5AE2 #E25A5B #9FE25A #5AE2E1
square
#9D5AE2 #E25A5B #9FE25A #5AE2E1
split-complementary
#9D5AE2 #E2E15A #5BE25A
monochromatic
#601DA5 #7E26D9 #9D5AE2 #BC8EEB #DBC2F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#9D5AE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#9D5AE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9D5AE2
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5AE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5AE2 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 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)
#0A7AE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#377BDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#907696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5ae2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 90, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.201 303.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8cec',
500: '#9d5ae2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5ae2; $custom-light: #be8cec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5ae2",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 90,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.559,
"s": 70.103,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60724,
"c": 0.20085,
"h": 303.7
},
"luminance": 0.19971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5AE2
secondary
#CCE5B3
accent
#D21374
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84