#9F55CD#9F55CD
#9F55CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.186 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F55CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 85, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 55%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 59%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.83, 51.16, -50.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.83, 71.72, 315.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.93% 0.1202 -0.1413) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.93% 0.186 310.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5639, 18.2763, 59.7687) |
| Luminance | 0.1828 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 3.31
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.75
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.02
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.27
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.11
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F55CD #83CD55
analogous
#6355CD #9F55CD #CD55BF
triadic
#9F55CD #CD9F55 #55CD9F
tetradic
#9F55CD #CD6355 #83CD55 #55BFCD
square
#9F55CD #CD6355 #83CD55 #55BFCD
split-complementary
#9F55CD #BFCD55 #55CD63
monochromatic
#5E2682 #8134B1 #9F55CD #BA84DB #D4B4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#9F55CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#9F55CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9F55CD
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F55CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F55CD | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A73D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4978CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#996B89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f55cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 85, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.186 310.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be88dd',
500: '#9f55cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f55cd; $custom-light: #be88dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f55cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 85,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58931,
"c": 0.18551,
"h": 310.4
},
"luminance": 0.18276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F55CD
secondary
#B9D7A6
accent
#DE4A83
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8F0FB
border
#D1CBD4
text
#120C15
muted
#817D83