#9F3BDE#9F3BDE
#9F3BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.236 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3BDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 59, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 71%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 73%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.68, 66.62, -65.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.68, 93.11, 315.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.01% 0.1472 -0.1846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.01% 0.236 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0441, 15.7733, 70.6076) |
| Luminance | 0.1577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.47
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.24
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.25
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 4.45
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.83
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3BDE #7ADE3B
analogous
#4E3BDE #9F3BDE #DE3BCB
triadic
#9F3BDE #DE9F3B #3BDE9F
tetradic
#9F3BDE #DE4E3B #7ADE3B #3BCBDE
square
#9F3BDE #DE4E3B #7ADE3B #3BCBDE
split-complementary
#9F3BDE #CBDE3B #3BDE4E
monochromatic
#5C1788 #8020BC #9F3BDE #B96FE7 #D2A4F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#9F3BDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#9F3BDE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3BDE
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3BDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3BDE | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.15 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0070DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95628A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3bde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 59, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.236 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17ae9',
500: '#9f3bde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3bde; $custom-light: #c17ae9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3bde",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 59,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.81,
"s": 71.179,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57013,
"c": 0.23608,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.15773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3BDE
secondary
#B3DD98
accent
#EE3A7F
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFD
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84