#9F37C9#9F37C9

#9F37C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.221 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F37C9
RGB	rgb(159, 55, 201)
HSL	hsl(283, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 72.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.69, 63.83, -56.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.69, 85.05, 318.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1541 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.221 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.2051, 14.3212, 56.6309)
Luminance	0.1432 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F37C9 #61C937

analogous

#5637C9 #9F37C9 #C937AA

triadic

#9F37C9 #C99F37 #37C99F

tetradic

#9F37C9 #C95637 #61C937 #37AAC9

square

#9F37C9 #C95637 #61C937 #37AAC9

split-complementary

#9F37C9 #AAC937 #37C956

monochromatic

#531C69 #792999 #9F37C9 #B667D6 #CD97E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#9F37C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#9F37C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F37C9

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F37C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F37C9	1.00	5.43	3.86	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6CC6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B577D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f37c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 55, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.221 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078da',
    500: '#9f37c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f37c9;
$custom-light: #c078da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f37c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.74,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5515,
    "c": 0.2211,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F37C9

secondary

#A0CF8D

accent

#E14773

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130915

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F37C9

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

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