#9B2B9B#9B2B9B
#9B2B9B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.194 H 328.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2B9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 57%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 72%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.69, 58.83, -37.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.69, 69.52, 327.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.55% 0.1641 -0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.55% 0.194 328) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2976, 11.0643, 32.0705) |
| Luminance | 0.1106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.21
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.00
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.56
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.92
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.99
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2B9B #2B9B2B
analogous
#632B9B #9B2B9B #9B2B63
triadic
#9B2B9B #9B9B2B #2B9B9B
tetradic
#9B2B9B #9B632B #2B9B2B #2B639B
square
#9B2B9B #9B632B #2B9B2B #2B639B
split-complementary
#9B2B9B #639B2B #2B9B63
monochromatic
#3B103B #6B1E6B #9B2B9B #C93BC9 #D66BD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.54
#9B2B9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#9B2B9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2B9B
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2B9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2B9B | 1.00 | 6.54 | 3.21 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#16549E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#496398
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A03C60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2b9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.194 328.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc70b9',
500: '#9b2b9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2b9b; $custom-light: #bc70b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2b9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 56.566,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50552,
"c": 0.19355,
"h": 328
},
"luminance": 0.11063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2B9B
secondary
#65BC65
accent
#E04848
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF6
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120811
muted
#817B80