#9F57E3#9F57E3
#9F57E3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.207 H 304.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F57E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 87, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30%, 61.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.53, 55.17, -60.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.53, 81.53, 312.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.6% 0.1174 -0.17) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.6% 0.207 304.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5683, 19.7335, 74.8040) |
| Luminance | 0.1973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 1.31
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 2.76
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.55
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.91
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.31
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F57E3 #9BE357
analogous
#5957E3 #9F57E3 #E357E1
triadic
#9F57E3 #E39F57 #57E39F
tetradic
#9F57E3 #E35957 #9BE357 #57E1E3
square
#9F57E3 #E35957 #9BE357 #57E1E3
split-complementary
#9F57E3 #E1E357 #57E359
monochromatic
#621BA4 #8124D9 #9F57E3 #BD8BEC #DBC0F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#9F57E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#9F57E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9F57E3
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F57E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F57E3 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0079E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#347BE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#937495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f57e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 87, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.207 304.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c08aed',
500: '#9f57e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f57e3; $custom-light: #c08aed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f57e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 87,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.857,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60599,
"c": 0.20659,
"h": 304.6
},
"luminance": 0.19733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F57E3
secondary
#CAE5B1
accent
#D31270
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84