#9B3BB3#9B3BB3
#9B3BB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.195 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 59, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.29, 57.00, -45.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.29, 73.02, 321.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.59% 0.1468 -0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.59% 0.195 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2171, 13.3522, 43.9934) |
| Luminance | 0.1335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.78
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.75
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.01
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.33
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.10
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3BB3 #53B33B
analogous
#5F3BB3 #9B3BB3 #B33B8F
triadic
#9B3BB3 #B39B3B #3BB39B
tetradic
#9B3BB3 #B35F3B #53B33B #3B8FB3
square
#9B3BB3 #B35F3B #53B33B #3B8FB3
split-complementary
#9B3BB3 #8FB33B #3BB35F
monochromatic
#4B1D57 #732C85 #9B3BB3 #B560CB #CB8EDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#9B3BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#9B3BB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3BB3
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3BB3 | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0C60B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4269B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5172
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 59, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.195 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc78ca',
500: '#9b3bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3bb3; $custom-light: #bc78ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 59,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53586,
"c": 0.19457,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.13351
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3BB3
secondary
#92C585
accent
#DA4E6A
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120913
muted
#817B82