#9B279C#9B279C
#9B279C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.199 H 327.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B279C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 39, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 75%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.28, 60.33, -38.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.28, 71.47, 327.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.28% 0.1679 -0.1062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.28% 0.199 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2436, 10.8214, 32.4686) |
| Luminance | 0.1082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.49
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 2.56
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.79
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.07
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.48
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B279C #289C27
analogous
#60279C #9B279C #9C2762
triadic
#9B279C #9C9B27 #279C9B
tetradic
#9B279C #9C6027 #289C27 #27629C
square
#9B279C #9C6027 #289C27 #27629C
split-complementary
#9B279C #629C27 #279C60
monochromatic
#3A0F3A #6A1B6B #9B279C #CB34CC #D765D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.64
#9B279C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#9B279C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B279C
6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B279C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B279C | 1.00 | 6.64 | 3.16 | 6.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0A539F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#466299
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A03A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b279c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 39, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.199 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc6eba',
500: '#9b279c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b279c; $custom-light: #bc6eba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b279c",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 39,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.487,
"s": 60,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50277,
"c": 0.19867,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.1082
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B279C
secondary
#61BE61
accent
#E34546
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120811
muted
#817B80