#9E3CD5#9E3CD5
#9E3CD5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.226 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E3CD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 60, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 65%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 72%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 71.8%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.05, 64.14, -60.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.05, 88.47, 316.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.34% 0.1464 -0.1725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.34% 0.226 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7243, 15.3055, 64.4317) |
| Luminance | 0.1530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.59
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.21
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.19
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.26
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.39
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E3CD5 #73D53C
analogous
#513CD5 #9E3CD5 #D53CC0
triadic
#9E3CD5 #D59E3C #3CD59E
tetradic
#9E3CD5 #D5513C #73D53C #3CC0D5
square
#9E3CD5 #D5513C #73D53C #3CC0D5
split-complementary
#9E3CD5 #C0D53C #3CD551
monochromatic
#591B7C #7D26AE #9E3CD5 #B76EE0 #D0A1EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.17
#9E3CD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#9E3CD5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E3CD5
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E3CD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E3CD5 | 1.00 | 5.17 | 4.06 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1E6FD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#965F85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e3cd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 60, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.226 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf7ae3',
500: '#9e3cd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e3cd5; $custom-light: #bf7ae3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e3cd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 60,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.431,
"s": 64.557,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56343,
"c": 0.22625,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.15305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E3CD5
secondary
#ADD796
accent
#E8407C
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A15
muted
#827C84