#9B3CA9#9B3CA9
#9B3CA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.184 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3CA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 60, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 48%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 64%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.3%, 64.5%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.86, 54.64, -40.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.86, 67.95, 323.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.09% 0.1457 -0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.09% 0.184 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2941, 13.0660, 38.8761) |
| Luminance | 0.1306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 1.95
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 2.45
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 3.61
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.21
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.25
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3CA9 #4AA93C
analogous
#653CA9 #9B3CA9 #A93C80
triadic
#9B3CA9 #A99B3C #3CA99B
tetradic
#9B3CA9 #A9653C #4AA93C #3C80A9
square
#9B3CA9 #A9653C #4AA93C #3C80A9
split-complementary
#9B3CA9 #80A93C #3CA965
monochromatic
#481C4F #722C7C #9B3CA9 #B85DC5 #CC8AD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#9B3CA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#9B3CA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3CA9
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3CA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3CA9 | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.61 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#225EAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A69A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D4D6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3ca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 60, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.184 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb79c3',
500: '#9b3ca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3ca9; $custom-light: #bb79c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3ca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 60,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.294,
"s": 47.598,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53091,
"c": 0.18404,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.13065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3CA9
secondary
#89C081
accent
#D75162
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120912
muted
#817B81