#9E72CD#9E72CD
#9E72CD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.139 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E72CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 114, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.80, 35.20, -40.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.80, 53.88, 310.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.33% 0.0799 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.33% 0.139 305.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1350, 23.7117, 60.6823) |
| Luminance | 0.2371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.13
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.06
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.36
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.79
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.93
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E72CD #A1CD72
analogous
#7273CD #9E72CD #CC72CD
triadic
#9E72CD #CD9E72 #72CD9E
tetradic
#9E72CD #CD7273 #A1CD72 #72CDCC
square
#9E72CD #CD7273 #A1CD72 #72CDCC
split-complementary
#9E72CD #CDCC72 #73CD72
monochromatic
#613391 #7F45BD #9E72CD #BD9FDD #DCCCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#9E72CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#9E72CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9E72CD
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E72CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E72CD | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B84D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6586CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#978196
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e72cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 114, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.139 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc9bdc',
500: '#9e72cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e72cd; $custom-light: #bc9bdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e72cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 114,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.011,
"s": 47.644,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63327,
"c": 0.13911,
"h": 305.1
},
"luminance": 0.23712
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E72CD
secondary
#CEDEBD
accent
#BB2B75
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F7F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83