#9B3ACD#9B3ACD

#9B3ACD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.220 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B3ACD
RGB	rgb(155, 58, 205)
HSL	hsl(280, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(280, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 71.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 62.68, -58.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 85.64, 317.05°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1456 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.22 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.0480, 14.4031, 59.1537)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B3ACD #6CCD3A

analogous

#523ACD #9B3ACD #CD3AB6

triadic

#9B3ACD #CD9B3A #3ACD9B

tetradic

#9B3ACD #CD523A #6CCD3A #3AB6CD

square

#9B3ACD #CD523A #6CCD3A #3AB6CD

split-complementary

#9B3ACD #B6CD3A #3ACD52

monochromatic

#541C70 #7829A1 #9B3ACD #B46BD9 #CD9CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#9B3ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#9B3ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B3ACD

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B3ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B3ACD	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#246CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#955B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b3acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 58, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.220 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd79dd',
    500: '#9b3acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b3acd;
$custom-light: #bd79dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b3acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.592,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55201,
    "c": 0.22009,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B3ACD

secondary

#A7D291

accent

#E3457B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B3ACD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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