#9B3BB1#9B3BB1
#9B3BB1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.193 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3BB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 59, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 67%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.17, 56.61, -44.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.17, 72.09, 321.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.46% 0.1468 -0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.46% 0.193 319.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0163, 13.2719, 42.9358) |
| Luminance | 0.1327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.87
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.71
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.75
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.66
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.82
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3BB1 #51B13B
analogous
#603BB1 #9B3BB1 #B13B8C
triadic
#9B3BB1 #B19B3B #3BB19B
tetradic
#9B3BB1 #B1603B #51B13B #3B8CB1
square
#9B3BB1 #B1603B #51B13B #3B8CB1
split-complementary
#9B3BB1 #8CB13B #3BB160
monochromatic
#4B1C55 #732C83 #9B3BB1 #B65FCA #CB8DD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.75
#9B3BB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#9B3BB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3BB1
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3BB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3BB1 | 1.00 | 5.75 | 3.65 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#125FB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4469AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5071
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3bb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 59, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.193 319.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc78c9',
500: '#9b3bb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3bb1; $custom-light: #bc78c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3bb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 59,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.814,
"s": 50,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53462,
"c": 0.19272,
"h": 319.6
},
"luminance": 0.13271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3BB1
secondary
#90C484
accent
#DA4E68
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120913
muted
#817B82