#9E5CE0#9E5CE0
#9E5CE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.196 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E5CE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 92, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.5%, 58.9%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.18, 51.69, -57.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.18, 77.18, 312.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.98% 0.1103 -0.162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.98% 0.196 304.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3793, 20.3053, 72.7728) |
| Luminance | 0.2031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.30
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.89
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.90
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.34
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.69
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E5CE0 #9EE05C
analogous
#5C5CE0 #9E5CE0 #E05CE0
triadic
#9E5CE0 #E09E5C #5CE09E
tetradic
#9E5CE0 #E05C5C #9EE05C #5CE0E0
square
#9E5CE0 #E05C5C #9EE05C #5CE0E0
split-complementary
#9E5CE0 #E0E05C #5CE05C
monochromatic
#611FA3 #7F29D6 #9E5CE0 #BD8FEA #DBC3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#9E5CE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#9E5CE0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E5CE0
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E5CE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E5CE0 | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D7BE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E7CDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#927795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e5ce0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 92, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.196 304.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be8dea',
500: '#9e5ce0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e5ce0; $custom-light: #be8dea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e5ce0",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 92,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270,
"s": 68.041,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60984,
"c": 0.196,
"h": 304.2
},
"luminance": 0.20305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E5CE0
secondary
#CCE4B4
accent
#D01673
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84