#9B3CD4#9B3CD4
#9B3CD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.224 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3CD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 60, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 64%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 72%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.9%, 71.7%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 63.35, -61.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 88.05, 316.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.9% 0.1427 -0.1732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.224 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0147, 14.9543, 63.7379) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.25
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.33
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.83
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.97
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.33
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3CD4 #75D43C
analogous
#4F3CD4 #9B3CD4 #D43CC1
triadic
#9B3CD4 #D49B3C #3CD49B
tetradic
#9B3CD4 #D44F3C #75D43C #3CC1D4
square
#9B3CD4 #D44F3C #75D43C #3CC1D4
split-complementary
#9B3CD4 #C1D43C #3CD44F
monochromatic
#571B7B #7A26AD #9B3CD4 #B56EDF #CEA0EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#9B3CD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#9B3CD4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3CD4
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3CD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3CD4 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#186DD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#935F85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3cd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 60, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.224 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd7ae2',
500: '#9b3cd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3cd4; $custom-light: #bd7ae2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3cd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 60,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 63.866,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55896,
"c": 0.22443,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.14954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3CD4
secondary
#AED795
accent
#E7417F
background
#FCF7FE
surface
#F8EEFC
border
#D1C9D5
text
#130A15
muted
#827C84