#9F3CD9#9F3CD9
#9F3CD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.230 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3CD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 60, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 67%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 72%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.46, 65.17, -62.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.46, 90.33, 316.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.75% 0.1471 -0.1772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.75% 0.23 309.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4358, 15.6130, 67.1478) |
| Luminance | 0.1561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.05
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.23
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.87
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.00
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.11
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3CD9 #76D93C
analogous
#503CD9 #9F3CD9 #D93CC5
triadic
#9F3CD9 #D99F3C #3CD99F
tetradic
#9F3CD9 #D9503C #76D93C #3CC5D9
square
#9F3CD9 #D9503C #76D93C #3CC5D9
split-complementary
#9F3CD9 #C5D93C #3CD950
monochromatic
#5B1981 #7F23B5 #9F3CD9 #B86FE3 #D1A2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#9F3CD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#9F3CD9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3CD9
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3CD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3CD9 | 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)
#006ADD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#166FD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#976087
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3cd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 60, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.230 309.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07be6',
500: '#9f3cd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3cd9; $custom-light: #c07be6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3cd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 60,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.834,
"s": 67.382,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56752,
"c": 0.2303,
"h": 309.7
},
"luminance": 0.15612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3CD9
secondary
#B0DA97
accent
#EA3E7D
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84