#9E51DB#9E51DB

#9E51DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.206 H 306.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E51DB
RGB	rgb(158, 81, 219)
HSL	hsl(273, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(273, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 56.07, -58.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 80.86, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% 0.1235 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.206 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.8265, 18.2688, 68.9590)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E51DB #8EDB51

analogous

#5951DB #9E51DB #DB51D3

triadic

#9E51DB #DB9E51 #51DB9E

tetradic

#9E51DB #DB5951 #8EDB51 #51D3DB

square

#9E51DB #DB5951 #8EDB51 #51D3DB

split-complementary

#9E51DB #D3DB51 #51DB59

monochromatic

#601E93 #8029C6 #9E51DB #BA84E5 #D7B6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#9E51DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#9E51DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9E51DB

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E51DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9E51DB	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0074DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3477D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946D8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e51db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 81, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.206 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf86e7',
    500: '#9e51db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e51db;
$custom-light: #bf86e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e51db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.478,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5917,
    "c": 0.20592,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E51DB

secondary

#C1DFA9

accent

#E93F8A

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FC

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E51DB

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

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