#9F3BD4#9F3BD4
#9F3BD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.227 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3BD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 59, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25%, 72.2%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.98, 64.52, -60.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.98, 88.42, 316.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.3% 0.1488 -0.1711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.3% 0.227 311) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7434, 15.2530, 63.7572) |
| Luminance | 0.1525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.47
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.06
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.21
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.24
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.37
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3BD4 #70D43B
analogous
#523BD4 #9F3BD4 #D43BBC
triadic
#9F3BD4 #D49F3B #3BD49F
tetradic
#9F3BD4 #D4523B #70D43B #3BBCD4
square
#9F3BD4 #D4523B #70D43B #3BBCD4
split-complementary
#9F3BD4 #BCD43B #3BD452
monochromatic
#591B7A #7E26AC #9F3BD4 #B86DDF #D09FEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#9F3BD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#9F3BD4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3BD4
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3BD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3BD4 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#216FD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#985E84
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3bd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 59, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.227 311.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07ae2',
500: '#9f3bd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3bd4; $custom-light: #c07ae2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3bd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 59,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.216,
"s": 64.017,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.563,
"c": 0.22674,
"h": 311
},
"luminance": 0.15252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3BD4
secondary
#ABD694
accent
#E7417A
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFB
border
#D1C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83