#9B37BD#9B37BD

#9B37BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.209 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B37BD
RGB	rgb(155, 55, 189)
HSL	hsl(285, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 70.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 60.62, -51.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 79.51, 319.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1504 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.209 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0676, 13.3760, 49.4483)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9B37BD #59BD37

analogous

#5837BD #9B37BD #BD379C

triadic

#9B37BD #BD9B37 #37BD9B

tetradic

#9B37BD #BD5837 #59BD37 #379CBD

square

#9B37BD #BD5837 #59BD37 #379CBD

split-complementary

#9B37BD #9CBD37 #37BD58

monochromatic

#4D1B5E #74298E #9B37BD #B460D1 #CB90DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#9B37BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#9B37BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B37BD

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B37BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B37BD	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3669BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#995276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b37bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 55, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.209 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc77d2',
    500: '#9b37bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b37bd;
$custom-light: #bc77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b37bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.776,
    "s": 54.918,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5381,
    "c": 0.20875,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B37BD

secondary

#97C986

accent

#DE4A6F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EEF9

border

#D1C9D2

text

#120914

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

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