#9F3BD3#9F3BD3
#9F3BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.226 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3BD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 59, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 63%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.6%, 72%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.91, 64.32, -60.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.91, 87.96, 316.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.23% 0.1489 -0.1697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.23% 0.226 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6177, 15.2027, 63.0949) |
| Luminance | 0.1520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.40
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.06
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.10
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.27
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.43
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3BD3 #6FD33B
analogous
#533BD3 #9F3BD3 #D33BBB
triadic
#9F3BD3 #D39F3B #3BD39F
tetradic
#9F3BD3 #D3533B #6FD33B #3BBBD3
square
#9F3BD3 #D3533B #6FD33B #3BBBD3
split-complementary
#9F3BD3 #BBD33B #3BD353
monochromatic
#591B79 #7D26AB #9F3BD3 #B76DDE #D09FE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#9F3BD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#9F3BD3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3BD3
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3BD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3BD3 | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#236ED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#985D84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3bd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 59, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.226 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07ae1',
500: '#9f3bd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3bd3; $custom-light: #c07ae1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3bd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 59,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.474,
"s": 63.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5623,
"c": 0.2258,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.15202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3BD3
secondary
#ABD694
accent
#E6417A
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFB
border
#D1C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83