#9E37DF#9E37DF

#9E37DF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.241 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E37DF
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 223)
HSL	hsl(277, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 68.17, -66.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 95.29, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1492 -0.1891)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.241 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.7832, 15.3297, 71.2403)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E37DF #78DF37

analogous

#4A37DF #9E37DF #DF37CC

triadic

#9E37DF #DF9E37 #37DF9E

tetradic

#9E37DF #DF4A37 #78DF37 #37CCDF

square

#9E37DF #DF4A37 #78DF37 #37CCDF

split-complementary

#9E37DF #CCDF37 #37DF4A

monochromatic

#5B1586 #7E1EBB #9E37DF #B86CE7 #D1A1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#9E37DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#9E37DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E37DF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E37DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E37DF	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94608A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e37df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.241 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078ea',
    500: '#9e37df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e37df;
$custom-light: #c078ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e37df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.786,
    "s": 72.414,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56589,
    "c": 0.24089,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E37DF

secondary

#B1DC95

accent

#EF397F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E37DF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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