#9E51CD#9E51CD

#9E51CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.191 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E51CD
RGB	rgb(158, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(277, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 52.93, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 73.96, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% 0.1239 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.191 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.0603, 17.5623, 59.6574)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E51CD #80CD51

analogous

#6051CD #9E51CD #CD51BE

triadic

#9E51CD #CD9E51 #51CD9E

tetradic

#9E51CD #CD6051 #80CD51 #51BECD

square

#9E51CD #CD6051 #80CD51 #51BECD

split-complementary

#9E51CD #BECD51 #51CD60

monochromatic

#5D257F #7F32AF #9E51CD #B981DB #D3B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#9E51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#9E51CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E51CD

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E51CD	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F71D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4476CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.191 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be86dd',
    500: '#9e51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e51cd;
$custom-light: #be86dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.258,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58272,
    "c": 0.19104,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E51CD

secondary

#B7D7A3

accent

#DF4982

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8F0FB

border

#D1CBD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E51CD

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

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