#9F8DE5#9F8DE5
#9F8DE5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.128 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9F8DE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(159, 141, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 63%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 38%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.6%, 38.4%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.41, 25.95, -42.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.41, 49.61, 301.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.47% 0.0481 -0.1182) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.47% 0.128 292.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9622, 32.0771, 78.3050) |
| Luminance | 0.3208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 3.78
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 5.86
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.46
Periwinkle Blue
#8F99FB
ΔE00 7.30
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.33
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9F8DE5 #D3E58D
analogous
#8DA7E5 #9F8DE5 #CB8DE5
triadic
#9F8DE5 #E59F8D #8DE59F
tetradic
#9F8DE5 #E58DA7 #D3E58D #8DE5CB
square
#9F8DE5 #E58DA7 #D3E58D #8DE5CB
split-complementary
#9F8DE5 #E5CB8D #A7E58D
monochromatic
#4E2ECA #755BDA #9F8DE5 #C9BFF0 #EAE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#9F8DE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#9F8DE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #9F8DE5
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9F8DE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9F8DE5 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#739BE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7598E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F9DAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9f8de5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 141, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.128 292.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdaeed',
500: '#9f8de5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9f8de5; $custom-light: #bdaeed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9f8de5",
"rgb": {
"r": 159,
"g": 141,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.273,
"s": 62.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69475,
"c": 0.1276,
"h": 292.1
},
"luminance": 0.32078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9F8DE5
secondary
#ECF1DA
accent
#CB1BA7
background
#FBFAFE
surface
#F7F4FD
border
#D0CED5
text
#121016
muted
#817F84