#9B37C3#9B37C3
#9B37C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.214 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B37C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 55, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.71, 61.82, -54.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.71, 82.29, 318.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.21% 0.1498 -0.1532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.21% 0.214 314.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7324, 13.6419, 52.9495) |
| Luminance | 0.1364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.68
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.94
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.32
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.65
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.69
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B37C3 #5FC337
analogous
#5537C3 #9B37C3 #C337A5
triadic
#9B37C3 #C39B37 #37C39B
tetradic
#9B37C3 #C35537 #5FC337 #37A5C3
square
#9B37C3 #C35537 #5FC337 #37A5C3
split-complementary
#9B37C3 #A5C337 #37C355
monochromatic
#4F1C64 #752A93 #9B37C3 #B364D3 #CB94E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#9B37C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#9B37C3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B37C3
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B37C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B37C3 | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F6AC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97557A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b37c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 55, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.214 314.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd77d6',
500: '#9b37c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b37c3; $custom-light: #bd77d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b37c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 55,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.857,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54213,
"c": 0.21425,
"h": 314.4
},
"luminance": 0.13641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B37C3
secondary
#9DCC8A
accent
#DF4974
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFA
border
#D1C9D3
text
#120914
muted
#817B83