#9F37A5#9F37A5

#9F37A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.189 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F37A5
RGB	rgb(159, 55, 165)
HSL	hsl(297, 50%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(297, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.49, 56.97, -38.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.49, 68.80, 325.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.87% 0.1561 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(52.87% 0.189 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4553, 12.8213, 36.8820)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9F37A5 #3DA537

analogous

#6837A5 #9F37A5 #A53774

triadic

#9F37A5 #A59F37 #37A59F

tetradic

#9F37A5 #A56837 #3DA537 #3774A5

square

#9F37A5 #A56837 #3DA537 #3774A5

split-complementary

#9F37A5 #74A537 #37A568

monochromatic

#471849 #732877 #9F37A5 #C053C6 #D181D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#9F37A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#9F37A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F37A5

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F37A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F37A5	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D69A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A34869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f37a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 55, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.189 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf76c0',
    500: '#9f37a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f37a5;
$custom-light: #bf76c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f37a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.727,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52874,
    "c": 0.18922,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F37A5

secondary

#7DBF79

accent

#DA4E56

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130912

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F37A5

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

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