#9B2CB5#9B2CB5
#9B2CB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.214 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2CB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 44, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.39, 63.13, -49.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.39, 80.44, 321.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.27% 0.1617 -0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.27% 0.214 319.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7576, 12.1072, 44.8453) |
| Luminance | 0.1211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 2.90
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.01
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.86
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.75
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.77
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2CB5 #46B52C
analogous
#572CB5 #9B2CB5 #B52C8B
triadic
#9B2CB5 #B59B2C #2CB59B
tetradic
#9B2CB5 #B5572C #46B52C #2C8BB5
square
#9B2CB5 #B5572C #46B52C #2C8BB5
split-complementary
#9B2CB5 #8BB52C #2CB557
monochromatic
#471453 #712084 #9B2CB5 #B94BD3 #CC7CDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#9B2CB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#9B2CB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2CB5
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2CB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2CB5 | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005AB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3665B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B496F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2cb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 44, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.214 319.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd71cc',
500: '#9b2cb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2cb5; $custom-light: #bd71cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2cb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 44,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.613,
"s": 60.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52267,
"c": 0.21392,
"h": 319.1
},
"luminance": 0.12106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2CB5
secondary
#85C875
accent
#E44462
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F8EDF9
border
#D1C8D2
text
#120913
muted
#817B82