#9E4FAF#9E4FAF
#9E4FAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.163 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4FAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 79, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 54.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.92, 47.59, -37.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.92, 60.58, 321.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.24% 0.1252 -0.1041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.24% 0.163 320.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6335, 15.9573, 42.3316) |
| Luminance | 0.1596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.53
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.17
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.23
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.20
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.63
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4FAF #60AF4F
analogous
#6E4FAF #9E4FAF #AF4F90
triadic
#9E4FAF #AF9E4F #4FAF9E
tetradic
#9E4FAF #AF6E4F #60AF4F #4F90AF
square
#9E4FAF #AF6E4F #60AF4F #4F90AF
split-complementary
#9E4FAF #90AF4F #4FAF6E
monochromatic
#52295B #783C85 #9E4FAF #B579C2 #CDA3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#9E4FAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#9E4FAF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4FAF
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4FAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4FAF | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D6AB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5772AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F5D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4faf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 79, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.163 320.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd84c7',
500: '#9e4faf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4faf; $custom-light: #bd84c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4faf",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 79,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.375,
"s": 37.795,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5624,
"c": 0.16285,
"h": 320.3
},
"luminance": 0.15956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4FAF
secondary
#9FC397
accent
#CE5A6F
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120B13
muted
#817C82