#9516B4#9516B4

#9516B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.229 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9516B4
RGB	rgb(149, 22, 180)
HSL	hsl(288, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 67.81, -54.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 86.86, 321.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.89% 0.1701 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(49.89% 0.229 318)
XYZ	xyz(20.9184, 10.2597, 44.0496)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9516B4 #35B416

analogous

#4616B4 #9516B4 #B41684

triadic

#9516B4 #B49516 #16B495

tetradic

#9516B4 #B44616 #35B416 #1684B4

square

#9516B4 #B44616 #35B416 #1684B4

split-complementary

#9516B4 #84B416 #16B446

monochromatic

#3B0947 #680F7D #9516B4 #BE23E4 #CE5AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#9516B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#9516B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9516B4

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9516B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9516B4	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94406B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9516b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 22, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.229 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b969cb',
    500: '#9516b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9516b4;
$custom-light: #b969cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9516b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.228,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4989,
    "c": 0.22886,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.10259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9516B4

secondary

#6FCE58

accent

#F53359

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F7ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9516B4

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

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