#9F3ED9#9F3ED9
#9F3ED9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.228 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F3ED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 62, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 67%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 71%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.7%, 71.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.75, 64.37, -62.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.75, 89.43, 316.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.95% 0.1452 -0.1759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.95% 0.228 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5426, 15.8265, 67.1834) |
| Luminance | 0.1583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.32
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.53
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 4.92
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.05
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 5.14
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F3ED9 #78D93E
analogous
#513ED9 #9F3ED9 #D93EC6
triadic
#9F3ED9 #D99F3E #3ED99F
tetradic
#9F3ED9 #D9513E #78D93E #3EC6D9
square
#9F3ED9 #D9513E #78D93E #3EC6D9
split-complementary
#9F3ED9 #C6D93E #3ED951
monochromatic
#5C1A83 #7F24B6 #9F3ED9 #B871E3 #D2A4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.04
#9F3ED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#9F3ED9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F3ED9
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F3ED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F3ED9 | 1.00 | 5.04 | 4.17 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006BDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1A70D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#976188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f3ed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 62, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.228 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c07ce6',
500: '#9f3ed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f3ed9; $custom-light: #c07ce6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f3ed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 62,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.548,
"s": 67.1,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56953,
"c": 0.22806,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.15826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F3ED9
secondary
#B1DA99
accent
#EA3E7E
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A16
muted
#827C84