#9B3299#9B3299
#9B3299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.184 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 50, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 51%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 68%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.7%, 1.3%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.49, 55.90, -34.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.49, 65.72, 328.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.1% 0.1567 -0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.1% 0.184 328.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4077, 11.5511, 31.2855) |
| Luminance | 0.1155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.06
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.63
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.99
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.00
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.21
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3299 #329B34
analogous
#69329B #9B3299 #9B3264
triadic
#9B3299 #999B32 #32999B
tetradic
#9B3299 #9B6932 #329B34 #32649B
square
#9B3299 #9B6932 #329B34 #32649B
split-complementary
#9B3299 #649B32 #329B69
monochromatic
#3E143E #6D236B #9B3299 #C447C1 #D275D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.34
#9B3299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#9B3299 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3299
6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3299 | 1.00 | 6.34 | 3.31 | 6.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#25579C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E6496
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A04061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 50, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.184 328.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc73b7',
500: '#9b3299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3299; $custom-light: #bc73b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3299",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 50,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.143,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51095,
"c": 0.18351,
"h": 328.6
},
"luminance": 0.1155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3299
secondary
#6EBB70
accent
#DB504D
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#120911
muted
#817B80