#9B2DBD#9B2DBD
#9B2DBD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.220 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B2DBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 45, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 64.31, -53.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 83.67, 320.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.89% 0.1599 -0.1508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.89% 0.22 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6399, 12.5204, 49.3057) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.56
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.23
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.35
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.87
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.94
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B2DBD #4FBD2D
analogous
#532DBD #9B2DBD #BD2D97
triadic
#9B2DBD #BD9B2D #2DBD9B
tetradic
#9B2DBD #BD532D #4FBD2D #2D97BD
square
#9B2DBD #BD532D #4FBD2D #2D97BD
split-complementary
#9B2DBD #97BD2D #2DBD53
monochromatic
#4A155A #72218C #9B2DBD #B652D6 #CB83E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#9B2DBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#9B2DBD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B2DBD
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B2DBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B2DBD | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E66BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#994D74
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b2dbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 45, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.220 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd72d2',
500: '#9b2dbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b2dbd; $custom-light: #bd72d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b2dbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 45,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.833,
"s": 61.538,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52892,
"c": 0.21974,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.12519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B2DBD
secondary
#8ECB7B
accent
#E54369
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EDFA
border
#D1C8D3
text
#130914
muted
#827B83