#9B3BA2#9B3BA2
#9B3BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.179 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3BA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 59, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 47%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 64%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.3%, 63.6%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.32, 53.77, -37.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.32, 65.32, 325.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.57% 0.1466 -0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.57% 0.179 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6026, 12.7064, 35.4901) |
| Luminance | 0.1270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.95
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.95
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.24
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.12
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.78
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3BA2 #42A23B
analogous
#673BA2 #9B3BA2 #A23B75
triadic
#9B3BA2 #A29B3B #3BA29B
tetradic
#9B3BA2 #A2673B #42A23B #3B75A2
square
#9B3BA2 #A2673B #42A23B #3B75A2
split-complementary
#9B3BA2 #75A23B #3BA267
monochromatic
#451A48 #702B75 #9B3BA2 #BB58C2 #CD85D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.93
#9B3BA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#9B3BA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3BA2
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3BA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3BA2 | 1.00 | 5.93 | 3.54 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#295CA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E689F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E4A69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3ba2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 59, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.179 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb78be',
500: '#9b3ba2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3ba2; $custom-light: #bb78be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3ba2",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 59,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.922,
"s": 46.606,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52572,
"c": 0.17912,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.12705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3BA2
secondary
#81BD7C
accent
#D6525B
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120912
muted
#817B81