#9B16B4#9B16B4

#9B16B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.231 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B16B4
RGB	rgb(155, 22, 180)
HSL	hsl(291, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(291, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 87.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 68.79, -52.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 86.61, 322.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.1772 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.231 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.0417, 10.8389, 44.1023)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B16B4 #2FB416

analogous

#4C16B4 #9B16B4 #B4167E

triadic

#9B16B4 #B49B16 #16B49B

tetradic

#9B16B4 #B44C16 #2FB416 #167EB4

square

#9B16B4 #B44C16 #2FB416 #167EB4

split-complementary

#9B16B4 #7EB416 #16B44C

monochromatic

#3D0947 #6C0F7D #9B16B4 #C623E4 #D45AEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#9B16B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#9B16B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B16B4

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B16B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B16B4	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A61B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B3F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b16b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 22, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.231 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6acb',
    500: '#9b16b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b16b4;
$custom-light: #bd6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b16b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.506,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50784,
    "c": 0.23089,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B16B4

secondary

#6ACE58

accent

#F53352

background

#FCF6FC

surface

#F8ECF9

border

#D1C7D2

text

#130813

muted

#827A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B16B4

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

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