#9B3BCE#9B3BCE
#9B3BCE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.220 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3BCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 59, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.8%, 71.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.02, 62.49, -58.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.02, 85.66, 316.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.37% 0.1445 -0.1657) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.37% 0.22 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2200, 14.5534, 59.8084) |
| Luminance | 0.1455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 1.67
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.32
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.44
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.15
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.27
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3BCE #6ECE3B
analogous
#523BCE #9B3BCE #CE3BB7
triadic
#9B3BCE #CE9B3B #3BCE9B
tetradic
#9B3BCE #CE523B #6ECE3B #3BB7CE
square
#9B3BCE #CE523B #6ECE3B #3BB7CE
split-complementary
#9B3BCE #B7CE3B #3BCE52
monochromatic
#541D72 #7929A3 #9B3BCE #B46CDA #CD9DE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#9B3BCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#9B3BCE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3BCE
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3BCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3BCE | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#246CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#945C81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3bce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 59, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.220 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd79de',
500: '#9b3bce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3bce; $custom-light: #bd79de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3bce",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 59,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.184,
"s": 60,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55372,
"c": 0.21988,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.14553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3BCE
secondary
#A9D392
accent
#E3457C
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFB
border
#D1C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83