#9F5EDA#9F5EDA
#9F5EDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.187 H 305.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F5EDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 94, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 63%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 57%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.1%, 56.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.33, 49.48, -53.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.33, 73.00, 312.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% 0.1091 -0.1513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.187 305.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9530, 20.4385, 68.6305) |
| Luminance | 0.2044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.96
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 3.74
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.36
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.45
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.65
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F5EDA #99DA5E
analogous
#615EDA #9F5EDA #DA5ED7
triadic
#9F5EDA #DA9F5E #5EDA9F
tetradic
#9F5EDA #DA615E #99DA5E #5ED7DA
square
#9F5EDA #DA615E #99DA5E #5ED7DA
split-complementary
#9F5EDA #D7DA5E #5EDA61
monochromatic
#62239A #812FCC #9F5EDA #BD90E5 #DAC2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#9F5EDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#9F5EDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9F5EDA
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F5EDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F5EDA | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2E7BDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#477DD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#957693
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f5eda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 94, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.187 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf8ee6',
500: '#9f5eda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f5eda; $custom-light: #bf8ee6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f5eda",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 94,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.452,
"s": 62.626,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61003,
"c": 0.18655,
"h": 305.8
},
"luminance": 0.20438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F5EDA
secondary
#C9E1B3
accent
#CA1B6F
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FC
border
#D1CBD5
text
#120C16
muted
#817D84