#9E4AE0#9E4AE0
#9E4AE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.220 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 74, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 67%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.94, 60.50, -62.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.94, 87.00, 314.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.64% 0.1308 -0.1773) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.64% 0.22 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0010, 17.5488, 72.3133) |
| Luminance | 0.1755 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.62
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.70
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.17
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.21
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.85
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4AE0 #8CE04A
analogous
#534AE0 #9E4AE0 #E04AD7
triadic
#9E4AE0 #E09E4A #4AE09E
tetradic
#9E4AE0 #E0534A #8CE04A #4AD7E0
square
#9E4AE0 #E0534A #8CE04A #4AD7E0
split-complementary
#9E4AE0 #D7E04A #4AE053
monochromatic
#5F1A96 #8023CA #9E4AE0 #BA7EE9 #D6B3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#9E4AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#9E4AE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4AE0
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4AE0 | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0072E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2075DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#936B8F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 74, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.220 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf82ea',
500: '#9e4ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4ae0; $custom-light: #bf82ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 74,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.6,
"s": 70.755,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58643,
"c": 0.2203,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.17548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4AE0
secondary
#BFE1A5
accent
#EE3A89
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8EFFD
border
#D1CAD5
text
#130B16
muted
#827C84