#9E4ADE#9E4ADE

#9E4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.218 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4ADE
RGB	rgb(158, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(274, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 60.06, -61.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 86.03, 314.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.51% 0.131 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(58.51% 0.218 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.7313, 17.4409, 70.8932)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4ADE #8ADE4A

analogous

#544ADE #9E4ADE #DE4AD4

triadic

#9E4ADE #DE9E4A #4ADE9E

tetradic

#9E4ADE #DE544A #8ADE4A #4AD4DE

square

#9E4ADE #DE544A #8ADE4A #4AD4DE

split-complementary

#9E4ADE #D4DE4A #4ADE54

monochromatic

#5F1B93 #8024C7 #9E4ADE #BA7EE7 #D5B2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#9E4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#9E4ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4ADE

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4ADE	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2475DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#936A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.218 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf82e9',
    500: '#9e4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4ade;
$custom-light: #bf82e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.054,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58505,
    "c": 0.21825,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4ADE

secondary

#BEDFA4

accent

#EC3C88

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4ADE

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

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