#9F3ADD#9F3ADD

#9F3ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.236 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F3ADD
RGB	rgb(159, 58, 221)
HSL	hsl(277, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 74%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 66.80, -64.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 93.08, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.1483 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.236 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.8596, 15.6180, 69.8869)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F3ADD #78DD3A

analogous

#4E3ADD #9F3ADD #DD3ACA

triadic

#9F3ADD #DD9F3A #3ADD9F

tetradic

#9F3ADD #DD4E3A #78DD3A #3ACADD

square

#9F3ADD #DD4E3A #78DD3A #3ACADD

split-complementary

#9F3ADD #CADD3A #3ADD4E

monochromatic

#5C1786 #7F20BA #9F3ADD #B86EE6 #D2A2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#9F3ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#9F3ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F3ADD

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F3ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F3ADD	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#966189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f3add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 58, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.236 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c17ae8',
    500: '#9f3add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f3add;
$custom-light: #c17ae8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f3add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.178,
    "s": 70.563,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56845,
    "c": 0.23621,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F3ADD

secondary

#B1DC97

accent

#ED3A7F

background

#FCF7FE

surface

#F8EEFD

border

#D1C9D5

text

#130A16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F3ADD

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

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