#9B3CB3#9B3CB3
#9B3CB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.193 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3CB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 60, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.44, 56.57, -45.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.44, 72.53, 321.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.7% 0.1456 -0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.7% 0.193 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2690, 13.4560, 44.0107) |
| Luminance | 0.1346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.67
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.87
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.92
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.40
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.03
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3CB3 #54B33C
analogous
#603CB3 #9B3CB3 #B33C90
triadic
#9B3CB3 #B39B3C #3CB39B
tetradic
#9B3CB3 #B3603C #54B33C #3C90B3
square
#9B3CB3 #B3603C #54B33C #3C90B3
split-complementary
#9B3CB3 #90B33C #3CB360
monochromatic
#4C1D57 #732D85 #9B3CB3 #B562CA #CB90DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#9B3CB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#9B3CB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3CB3
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3CB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3CB3 | 1.00 | 5.69 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1060B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#436AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5172
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3cb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 60, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.193 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc79ca',
500: '#9b3cb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3cb3; $custom-light: #bc79ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3cb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 60,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.899,
"s": 49.791,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53697,
"c": 0.19325,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.13455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3CB3
secondary
#93C586
accent
#D94E6A
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120913
muted
#817B82