#9F5EDD#9F5EDD

#9F5EDD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.190 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#9F5EDD
RGBrgb(159, 94, 221)
HSLhsl(271, 65%, 62%)
HSVhsv(271, 57%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(28.1%, 57.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(52.51, 50.18, -55.09)
CIE-LCHlch(52.51, 74.52, 312.33°)
OKLaboklab(61.19% 0.1091 -0.1555)
OKLCHoklch(61.19% 0.19 305.1)
XYZxyz(31.3491, 20.5970, 70.7167)
Luminance0.2060 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#9F5EDD #9CDD5E
analogous
#605EDD #9F5EDD #DD5EDB
triadic
#9F5EDD #DD9F5E #5EDD9F
tetradic
#9F5EDD #DD605E #9CDD5E #5EDBDD
square
#9F5EDD #DD605E #9CDD5E #5EDBDD
split-complementary
#9F5EDD #DBDD5E #5EDD60
monochromatic
#62229F #812CD2 #9F5EDD #BD91E8 #DBC3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10
#9F5EDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12
#9F5EDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9F5EDD
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##9F5EDD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##9F5EDD1.004.105.125.12
#FFFFFF4.101.0021.0021.00
#0000005.1221.001.001.00
##0000005.1221.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#297BE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#457DDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#947795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #9f5edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 94, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.190 305.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf8ee8',
    500: '#9f5edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #9f5edd;
$custom-light: #bf8ee8;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#9f5edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.709,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61189,
    "c": 0.18995,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#9F5EDD
secondary
#CBE3B4
accent
#CD1971
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8F0FD
border
#D1CBD5
text
#130C16
muted
#827D84

Preview Lab

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#9F5EDD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva