#9B26B0#9B26B0

#9B26B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.216 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B26B0
RGB	rgb(155, 38, 176)
HSL	hsl(291, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(291, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 78.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 64.13, -48.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 80.40, 322.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.1674 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.216 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0462, 11.4906, 42.1225)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B26B0 #3BB026

analogous

#5626B0 #9B26B0 #B02680

triadic

#9B26B0 #B09B26 #26B09B

tetradic

#9B26B0 #B05626 #3BB026 #2680B0

square

#9B26B0 #B05626 #3BB026 #2680B0

split-complementary

#9B26B0 #80B026 #26B056

monochromatic

#42104B #6F1B7E #9B26B0 #BE3ED5 #CF70E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#9B26B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#9B26B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B26B0

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B26B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B26B0	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b26b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 38, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.216 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6fc8',
    500: '#9b26b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b26b0;
$custom-light: #bd6fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b26b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.87,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51463,
    "c": 0.21565,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B26B0

secondary

#79C76B

accent

#E7405A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B26B0

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

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