#9E5BE2#9E5BE2
#9E5BE2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.200 H 303.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5BE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 91, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.1%, 59.7%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.11, 52.68, -58.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.11, 78.76, 311.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.97% 0.1115 -0.1657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.97% 0.2 303.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5660, 20.2423, 74.1810) |
| Luminance | 0.2024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.07
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.65
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.72
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.90
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5BE2 #9FE25B
analogous
#5B5CE2 #9E5BE2 #E25BE2
triadic
#9E5BE2 #E29E5B #5BE29E
tetradic
#9E5BE2 #E25B5C #9FE25B #5BE2E2
square
#9E5BE2 #E25B5C #9FE25B #5BE2E2
split-complementary
#9E5BE2 #E2E25B #5CE25B
monochromatic
#611DA5 #7F27D9 #9E5BE2 #BD8FEB #DCC3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#9E5BE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#9E5BE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E5BE2
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5BE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5BE2 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#137BE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A7CDF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#917796
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5be2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 91, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.200 303.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8cec',
500: '#9e5be2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5be2; $custom-light: #bf8cec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5be2",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 91,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.778,
"s": 69.948,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60971,
"c": 0.19968,
"h": 303.9
},
"luminance": 0.20242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5BE2
secondary
#CDE5B4
accent
#D21473
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84