#9517B4#9517B4

#9517B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.228 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9517B4
RGB	rgb(149, 23, 180)
HSL	hsl(288, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 87.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 67.61, -54.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 86.64, 321.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.1696 -0.1527)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.228 318)
XYZ	xyz(20.9379, 10.2986, 44.0561)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9517B4 #36B417

analogous

#4717B4 #9517B4 #B41784

triadic

#9517B4 #B49517 #17B495

tetradic

#9517B4 #B44717 #36B417 #1784B4

square

#9517B4 #B44717 #36B417 #1784B4

split-complementary

#9517B4 #84B417 #17B447

monochromatic

#3B0947 #68107E #9517B4 #BE25E3 #CE5BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#9517B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#9517B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9517B4

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9517B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9517B4	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#94406B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9517b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 23, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.228 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b969cb',
    500: '#9517b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9517b4;
$custom-light: #b969cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9517b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.153,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49938,
    "c": 0.22826,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.10298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9517B4

secondary

#70CE59

accent

#F4345A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F7ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120713

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9517B4

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

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