#9B3EC5#9B3EC5

#9B3EC5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.208 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B3EC5
RGB	rgb(155, 62, 197)
HSL	hsl(281, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(281, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.87, 59.35, -53.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.87, 79.99, 317.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1424 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.208 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3165, 14.4458, 54.2672)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B3EC5 #68C53E

analogous

#573EC5 #9B3EC5 #C53EAC

triadic

#9B3EC5 #C59B3E #3EC59B

tetradic

#9B3EC5 #C5573E #68C53E #3EACC5

square

#9B3EC5 #C5573E #68C53E #3EACC5

split-complementary

#9B3EC5 #ACC53E #3EC557

monochromatic

#522069 #772E98 #9B3EC5 #B36DD3 #CC9CE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#9B3EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#9B3EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B3EC5

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B3EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B3EC5	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346CC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#975A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b3ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 62, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.208 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc7bd7',
    500: '#9b3ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b3ec5;
$custom-light: #bc7bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b3ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.333,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55075,
    "c": 0.20769,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B3EC5

secondary

#A4CD91

accent

#DD4B78

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFA

border

#D1C9D3

text

#120A14

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B3EC5

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

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