#9B3CB5#9B3CB5

#9B3CB5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.195 H 318.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B3CB5
RGB	rgb(155, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(287, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 56.96, -46.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 73.45, 320.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1456 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.195 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4728, 13.5375, 45.0837)
Luminance	0.1354 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B3CB5 #56B53C

analogous

#5E3CB5 #9B3CB5 #B53C93

triadic

#9B3CB5 #B59B3C #3CB59B

tetradic

#9B3CB5 #B55E3C #56B53C #3C93B5

square

#9B3CB5 #B55E3C #56B53C #3C93B5

split-complementary

#9B3CB5 #93B53C #3CB55E

monochromatic

#4C1E59 #742D87 #9B3CB5 #B563CB #CB91DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#9B3CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#9B3CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B3CB5

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B3CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B3CB5	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0961B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B5274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b3cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.195 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc79cc',
    500: '#9b3cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b3cb5;
$custom-light: #bc79cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b3cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.107,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53821,
    "c": 0.19511,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B3CB5

secondary

#95C687

accent

#DA4E6C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F7EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#120A13

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B3CB5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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