#9F78EB#9F78EB
#9F78EB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.168 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F78EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 120, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 74%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 49%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.79, 39.41, -52.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.79, 65.97, 306.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.09% 0.0768 -0.1491) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.09% 0.168 297.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0063, 26.8016, 81.8574) |
| Luminance | 0.2680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.64
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.40
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 5.88
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.95
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 6.28
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F78EB #C4EB78
analogous
#788BEB #9F78EB #D978EB
triadic
#9F78EB #EB9F78 #78EB9F
tetradic
#9F78EB #EB788B #C4EB78 #78EBD9
square
#9F78EB #EB788B #C4EB78 #78EBD9
split-complementary
#9F78EB #EBD978 #8BEB78
monochromatic
#591ECB #7943E3 #9F78EB #C5ADF3 #EBE3FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#9F78EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#9F78EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9F78EB
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F78EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F78EB | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#508EEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#598CE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E8EA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f78eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 120, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.168 297.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bea0f2',
500: '#9f78eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f78eb; $custom-light: #bea0f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f78eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 120,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.348,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6609,
"c": 0.16776,
"h": 297.2
},
"luminance": 0.26802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F78EB
secondary
#E5F0CF
accent
#D60F93
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FD
border
#D1CCD5
text
#120F17
muted
#817E85