#9F56EA#9F56EA
#9F56EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.216 H 303.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F56EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 86, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 63%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 57.30, -63.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 85.57, 312.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.93% 0.1181 -0.1803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.93% 0.216 303.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4737, 19.9670, 79.9692) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.49
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.10
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.40
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.83
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.89
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F56EA #A1EA56
analogous
#5657EA #9F56EA #E956EA
triadic
#9F56EA #EA9F56 #56EA9F
tetradic
#9F56EA #EA5657 #A1EA56 #56EAE9
square
#9F56EA #EA5657 #A1EA56 #56EAE9
split-complementary
#9F56EA #EAE956 #57EA56
monochromatic
#6216B0 #8020E3 #9F56EA #BE8CF1 #DDC3F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#9F56EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#9F56EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9F56EA
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F56EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F56EA | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#007AEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#277BE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#917698
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f56ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 86, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.216 303.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08af2',
500: '#9f56ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f56ea; $custom-light: #c08af2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f56ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 86,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.595,
"s": 77.895,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60934,
"c": 0.21556,
"h": 303.2
},
"luminance": 0.19967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F56EA
secondary
#CEE9B3
accent
#DA0B74
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C17
muted
#827D85