#9E37E0#9E37E0

#9E37E0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.242 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E37E0
RGB	rgb(158, 55, 224)
HSL	hsl(277, 73%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 75%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 75.4%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 68.38, -67.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 95.76, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.149 -0.1904)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.242 308)
XYZ	xyz(28.9185, 15.3837, 71.9525)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E37E0 #79E037

analogous

#4A37E0 #9E37E0 #E037CE

triadic

#9E37E0 #E09E37 #37E09E

tetradic

#9E37E0 #E04A37 #79E037 #37CEE0

square

#9E37E0 #E04A37 #79E037 #37CEE0

split-complementary

#9E37E0 #CEE037 #37E04A

monochromatic

#5B1588 #7E1DBD #9E37E0 #B86CE8 #D1A1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#9E37E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#9E37E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E37E0

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E37E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E37E0	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93618A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e37e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 55, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.242 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078eb',
    500: '#9e37e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e37e0;
$custom-light: #c078eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e37e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.568,
    "s": 73.16,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56663,
    "c": 0.2418,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.15383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E37E0

secondary

#B2DD96

accent

#F03880

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E37E0

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

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