#9F4ECD#9F4ECD

#9F4ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.196 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F4ECD
RGB	rgb(159, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.4%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.55, 54.63, -52.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.55, 75.64, 316.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58% 0.1288 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(58% 0.196 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.0399, 17.2281, 59.5940)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F4ECD #7CCD4E

analogous

#604ECD #9F4ECD #CD4EBB

triadic

#9F4ECD #CD9F4E #4ECD9F

tetradic

#9F4ECD #CD604E #7CCD4E #4EBBCD

square

#9F4ECD #CD604E #7CCD4E #4EBBCD

split-complementary

#9F4ECD #BBCD4E #4ECD60

monochromatic

#5D237D #8031AD #9F4ECD #B97EDA #D3ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#9F4ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#9F4ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F4ECD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F4ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F4ECD	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4275CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#996686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f4ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.196 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf84dd',
    500: '#9f4ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f4ecd;
$custom-light: #bf84dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f4ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.268,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57998,
    "c": 0.19566,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F4ECD

secondary

#B4D6A1

accent

#DF497F

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#130B15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F4ECD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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