#9E59CF#9E59CF
#9E59CF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.181 H 308.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E59CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 89, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.7%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.59, 49.31, -50.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.59, 70.36, 314.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.5% 0.1139 -0.1412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.181 308.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9332, 18.9193, 61.1470) |
| Luminance | 0.1892 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.98
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.58
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.87
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.30
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.55
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E59CF #8ACF59
analogous
#6359CF #9E59CF #CF59C5
triadic
#9E59CF #CF9E59 #59CF9E
tetradic
#9E59CF #CF6359 #8ACF59 #59C5CF
square
#9E59CF #CF6359 #8ACF59 #59C5CF
split-complementary
#9E59CF #C5CF59 #59CF63
monochromatic
#5F2787 #8035B6 #9E59CF #BA88DD #D5B8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#9E59CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.78
#9E59CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E59CF
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E59CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E59CF | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.78 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3076D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A79CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#976F8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e59cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 89, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.181 308.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8bde',
500: '#9e59cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e59cf; $custom-light: #be8bde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e59cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 89,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.085,
"s": 55.14,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.595,
"c": 0.18138,
"h": 308.9
},
"luminance": 0.18919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E59CF
secondary
#BED9AA
accent
#DE4987
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#120C15
muted
#817D83