#9E44CE#9E44CE

#9E44CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.210 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E44CE
RGB	rgb(158, 68, 206)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(279, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 67%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 59.27, -55.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 81.35, 316.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% 0.139 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.21 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.3062, 15.8602, 60.0034)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E44CE #74CE44

analogous

#5944CE #9E44CE #CE44B9

triadic

#9E44CE #CE9E44 #44CE9E

tetradic

#9E44CE #CE5944 #74CE44 #44B9CE

square

#9E44CE #CE5944 #74CE44 #44B9CE

split-complementary

#9E44CE #B9CE44 #44CE59

monochromatic

#591F78 #7D2CA9 #9E44CE #B774DB #D0A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#9E44CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#9E44CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E44CE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E44CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E44CE	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3471CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986084

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e44ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 68, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.210 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf7ede',
    500: '#9e44ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e44ce;
$custom-light: #bf7ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e44ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56724,
    "c": 0.20984,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E44CE

secondary

#AED499

accent

#E2467C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E44CE

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

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