#9F3BD9#9F3BD9
#9F3BD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.231 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3BD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 59, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 68%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 73%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 72.8%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.32, 65.57, -62.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.32, 90.77, 316.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.65% 0.148 -0.1779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.65% 0.231 309.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3839, 15.5092, 67.1305) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.92
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.09
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.85
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.94
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.96
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3BD9 #75D93B
analogous
#503BD9 #9F3BD9 #D93BC4
triadic
#9F3BD9 #D99F3B #3BD99F
tetradic
#9F3BD9 #D9503B #75D93B #3BC4D9
square
#9F3BD9 #D9503B #75D93B #3BC4D9
split-complementary
#9F3BD9 #C4D93B #3BD950
monochromatic
#5B1981 #7F23B4 #9F3BD9 #B86EE3 #D1A2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#9F3BD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#9F3BD9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3BD9
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3BD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3BD9 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006ADD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#146FD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#976087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3bd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 59, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.231 309.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07ae6',
500: '#9f3bd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3bd9; $custom-light: #c07ae6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3bd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 59,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.975,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56654,
"c": 0.2314,
"h": 309.8
},
"luminance": 0.15509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3BD9
secondary
#AFDA96
accent
#EA3D7D
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84