#9B2BA5#9B2BA5
#9B2BA5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.202 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2BA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 43, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.27, 60.55, -42.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.27, 73.78, 325.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.15% 0.1639 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.15% 0.202 324.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1724, 11.4143, 36.6780) |
| Luminance | 0.1141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.62
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.81
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.93
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.00
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.65
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2BA5 #35A52B
analogous
#5E2BA5 #9B2BA5 #A52B72
triadic
#9B2BA5 #A59B2B #2BA59B
tetradic
#9B2BA5 #A55E2B #35A52B #2B72A5
square
#9B2BA5 #A55E2B #35A52B #2B72A5
split-complementary
#9B2BA5 #72A52B #2BA55E
monochromatic
#401244 #6D1E74 #9B2BA5 #C240CD #D171DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#9B2BA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#9B2BA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2BA5
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2BA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2BA5 | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0056A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4363A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E4166
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2ba5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 43, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.202 324.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc70c0',
500: '#9b2ba5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2ba5; $custom-light: #bc70c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2ba5",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 43,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.082,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51154,
"c": 0.20163,
"h": 324.4
},
"luminance": 0.11413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2BA5
secondary
#72C16B
accent
#E24653
background
#FCF7FB
surface
#F8EDF7
border
#D1C8D0
text
#120812
muted
#817B81