#9B3CA5#9B3CA5

#9B3CA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.180 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B3CA5
RGB	rgb(155, 60, 165)
HSL	hsl(294, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(294, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 63.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 53.89, -38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 66.15, 324.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.1456 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.18 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.9243, 12.9181, 36.9287)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B3CA5 #46A53C

analogous

#673CA5 #9B3CA5 #A53C7B

triadic

#9B3CA5 #A59B3C #3CA59B

tetradic

#9B3CA5 #A5673C #46A53C #3C7BA5

square

#9B3CA5 #A5673C #46A53C #3C7BA5

split-complementary

#9B3CA5 #7BA53C #3CA567

monochromatic

#471B4B #712C78 #9B3CA5 #B95BC3 #CC88D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#9B3CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#9B3CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B3CA5

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B3CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B3CA5	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D69A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b3ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 60, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.180 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb78c0',
    500: '#9b3ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b3ca5;
$custom-light: #bb78c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b3ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.286,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52858,
    "c": 0.18041,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B3CA5

secondary

#85BE7F

accent

#D6515E

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F7EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#120912

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B3CA5

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