#9E3BDD#9E3BDD
#9E3BDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.235 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E3BDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 59, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 70%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.5%, 73.3%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.47, 66.23, -64.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.47, 92.67, 315.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.82% 0.1461 -0.1839) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.82% 0.235 308.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7130, 15.6180, 69.8946) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.28
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.24
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.38
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.57
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.74
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E3BDD #7ADD3B
analogous
#4D3BDD #9E3BDD #DD3BCB
triadic
#9E3BDD #DD9E3B #3BDD9E
tetradic
#9E3BDD #DD4D3B #7ADD3B #3BCBDD
square
#9E3BDD #DD4D3B #7ADD3B #3BCBDD
split-complementary
#9E3BDD #CBDD3B #3BDD4D
monochromatic
#5B1786 #7F20BA #9E3BDD #B86FE6 #D2A3EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#9E3BDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#9E3BDD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E3BDD
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E3BDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E3BDD | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006FDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#946189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e3bdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 59, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.235 308.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07ae8',
500: '#9e3bdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e3bdd; $custom-light: #c07ae8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e3bdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 59,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.667,
"s": 70.435,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56817,
"c": 0.23488,
"h": 308.5
},
"luminance": 0.15617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E3BDD
secondary
#B2DC98
accent
#ED3B80
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84