#9F37CD#9F37CD

#9F37CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.225 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F37CD
RGB	rgb(159, 55, 205)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 64.64, -58.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 86.90, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1536 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.225 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6818, 14.5119, 59.1413)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F37CD #65CD37

analogous

#5437CD #9F37CD #CD37B0

triadic

#9F37CD #CD9F37 #37CD9F

tetradic

#9F37CD #CD5437 #65CD37 #37B0CD

square

#9F37CD #CD5437 #65CD37 #37B0CD

split-complementary

#9F37CD #B0CD37 #37CD54

monochromatic

#551C6E #7A289F #9F37CD #B768D9 #CE99E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#9F37CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#9F37CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F37CD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F37CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F37CD	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f37cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 55, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.225 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c078dd',
    500: '#9f37cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f37cd;
$custom-light: #c078dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f37cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.6,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55426,
    "c": 0.22473,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F37CD

secondary

#A3D18F

accent

#E34575

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F37CD

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

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