#9B3EA4#9B3EA4
#9B3EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.177 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 62, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.91, 52.81, -37.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.91, 64.69, 324.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.03% 0.1431 -0.1036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.03% 0.177 324.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9404, 13.0954, 36.4868) |
| Luminance | 0.1309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 1.56
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.76
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.87
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.74
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.91
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3EA4 #47A43E
analogous
#683EA4 #9B3EA4 #A43E7A
triadic
#9B3EA4 #A49B3E #3EA49B
tetradic
#9B3EA4 #A4683E #47A43E #3E7AA4
square
#9B3EA4 #A4683E #47A43E #3E7AA4
split-complementary
#9B3EA4 #7AA43E #3EA468
monochromatic
#471C4B #712D78 #9B3EA4 #B95DC2 #CC8AD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#9B3EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#9B3EA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3EA4
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3EA4 | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B5EA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F69A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9E4D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 62, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.177 324.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb79bf',
500: '#9b3ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3ea4; $custom-light: #bb79bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 62,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.706,
"s": 45.133,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53034,
"c": 0.17666,
"h": 324.1
},
"luminance": 0.13094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3EA4
secondary
#86BD81
accent
#D5535E
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F7EEF7
border
#D0C9D0
text
#120A12
muted
#817C81