#9F4E97#9F4E97
#9F4E97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.142 H 331.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F4E97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 78, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 5%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.71, 43.81, -25.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.71, 50.52, 330.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55% 0.1244 -0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55% 0.142 331.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6082, 15.0555, 30.9873) |
| Luminance | 0.1505 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.38
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 3.51
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 3.84
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.99
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.53
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F4E97 #4E9F56
analogous
#7F4E9F #9F4E97 #9F4E6F
triadic
#9F4E97 #979F4E #4E979F
tetradic
#9F4E97 #9F7F4E #4E9F56 #4E6F9F
square
#9F4E97 #9F7F4E #4E9F56 #4E6F9F
split-complementary
#9F4E97 #6F9F4E #4E9F7F
monochromatic
#4D2649 #763A70 #9F4E97 #B971B2 #CD9AC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#9F4E97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#9F4E97 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9F4E97
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F4E97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F4E97 | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.01 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B6599
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#627095
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5546B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f4e97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 78, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.142 331.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd83b6',
500: '#9f4e97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f4e97; $custom-light: #bd83b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f4e97",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 78,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.926,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55001,
"c": 0.14206,
"h": 331.1
},
"luminance": 0.15054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F4E97
secondary
#8FBA93
accent
#CA685E
background
#FBF8FB
surface
#F7EFF6
border
#D0CAD0
text
#120B11
muted
#817C80