#9D5AE3#9D5AE3
#9D5AE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.202 H 303.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9D5AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(157, 90, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.8%, 60.4%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.87, 53.20, -59.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.87, 79.83, 311.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.79% 0.1113 -0.1685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.79% 0.202 303.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4228, 20.0265, 74.8682) |
| Luminance | 0.2003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.98
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.63
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.40
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.86
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.08
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9D5AE3 #A0E35A
analogous
#5A5CE3 #9D5AE3 #E15AE3
triadic
#9D5AE3 #E39D5A #5AE39D
tetradic
#9D5AE3 #E35A5C #A0E35A #5AE3E1
square
#9D5AE3 #E35A5C #A0E35A #5AE3E1
split-complementary
#9D5AE3 #E3E15A #5CE35A
monochromatic
#601CA6 #7E26DA #9D5AE3 #BC8EEC #DBC3F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#9D5AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#9D5AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9D5AE3
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9D5AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9D5AE3 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#057AE7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#367BE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#907696
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9d5ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 90, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.202 303.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8cec',
500: '#9d5ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9d5ae3; $custom-light: #be8cec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9d5ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 157,
"g": 90,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.343,
"s": 70.984,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60789,
"c": 0.20197,
"h": 303.4
},
"luminance": 0.20026
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9D5AE3
secondary
#CDE6B3
accent
#D31275
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84