#9B3BB5#9B3BB5
#9B3BB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.196 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 59, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.41, 57.39, -46.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.41, 73.94, 320.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.71% 0.1467 -0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.71% 0.196 318.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4209, 13.4337, 45.0664) |
| Luminance | 0.1343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.85
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.77
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.01
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.31
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.39
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3BB5 #55B53B
analogous
#5E3BB5 #9B3BB5 #B53B92
triadic
#9B3BB5 #B59B3B #3BB59B
tetradic
#9B3BB5 #B55E3B #55B53B #3B92B5
square
#9B3BB5 #B55E3B #55B53B #3B92B5
split-complementary
#9B3BB5 #92B53B #3BB55E
monochromatic
#4C1D59 #732C87 #9B3BB5 #B562CC #CB90DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#9B3BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#9B3BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3BB5
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3BB5 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.69 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0460B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#416AB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5173
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 59, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.196 318.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc78cc',
500: '#9b3bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3bb5; $custom-light: #bc78cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 59,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.213,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53712,
"c": 0.19642,
"h": 318.3
},
"luminance": 0.13433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3BB5
secondary
#94C686
accent
#DA4D6B
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF9
border
#D0C9D2
text
#120913
muted
#817B82