#9B3EB3#9B3EB3
#9B3EB3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.191 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B3EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 62, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.76, 55.70, -44.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.76, 71.54, 321.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.92% 0.1433 -0.1256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.92% 0.191 318.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3758, 13.6695, 44.0463) |
| Luminance | 0.1367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 0.55
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.77
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.13
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.55
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.89
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B3EB3 #56B33E
analogous
#603EB3 #9B3EB3 #B33E91
triadic
#9B3EB3 #B39B3E #3EB39B
tetradic
#9B3EB3 #B3603E #56B33E #3E91B3
square
#9B3EB3 #B3603E #56B33E #3E91B3
split-complementary
#9B3EB3 #91B33E #3EB360
monochromatic
#4C1F58 #742E86 #9B3EB3 #B565CA #CB92D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#9B3EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#9B3EB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B3EB3
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B3EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B3EB3 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.73 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1661B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#456BB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5373
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b3eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 62, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.191 318.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bc7aca',
500: '#9b3eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b3eb3; $custom-light: #bc7aca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b3eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 62,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.692,
"s": 48.548,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53922,
"c": 0.19057,
"h": 318.8
},
"luminance": 0.13668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B3EB3
secondary
#95C588
accent
#D8506C
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F7EEF8
border
#D0C9D1
text
#120A13
muted
#817C82