#901CB4#901CB4

#901CB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.223 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#901CB4
RGB	rgb(144, 28, 180)
HSL	hsl(286, 73%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 84%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 84.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 65.64, -54.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 85.59, 320.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.1606 -0.1551)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.223 316)
XYZ	xyz(20.1538, 10.0559, 44.0505)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#901CB4 #40B41C

analogous

#441CB4 #901CB4 #B41C8C

triadic

#901CB4 #B4901C #1CB490

tetradic

#901CB4 #B4441C #40B41C #1C8CB4

square

#901CB4 #B4441C #40B41C #1C8CB4

split-complementary

#901CB4 #8CB41C #1CB444

monochromatic

#3B0C4A #66147F #901CB4 #B52FDF #C864E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#901CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#901CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #901CB4

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##901CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##901CB4	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #901cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(144, 28, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.223 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56acb',
    500: '#901cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #901cb4;
$custom-light: #b56acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#901cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 144,
    "g": 28,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.789,
    "s": 73.077,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49478,
    "c": 0.22327,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.10055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#901CB4

secondary

#7ACC60

accent

#F03864

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #901CB4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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