#9B44CD#9B44CD
#9B44CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.208 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B44CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 68, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.4%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 58.41, -55.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 80.85, 316.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.29% 0.1352 -0.1579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.29% 0.208 310.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6020, 15.5112, 59.3384) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.28
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.57
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.56
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.60
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.31
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B44CD #76CD44
analogous
#5644CD #9B44CD #CD44BA
triadic
#9B44CD #CD9B44 #44CD9B
tetradic
#9B44CD #CD5644 #76CD44 #44BACD
square
#9B44CD #CD5644 #76CD44 #44BACD
split-complementary
#9B44CD #BACD44 #44CD56
monochromatic
#572077 #7A2DA7 #9B44CD #B574DA #CFA5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#9B44CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#9B44CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B44CD
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B44CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B44CD | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AD1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#316FCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#946083
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b44cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 68, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.208 310.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd7edd',
500: '#9b44cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b44cd; $custom-light: #bd7edd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b44cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 68,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.102,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56287,
"c": 0.20788,
"h": 310.6
},
"luminance": 0.15511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B44CD
secondary
#AED499
accent
#E1477F
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8EFFB
border
#D1CAD4
text
#120A15
muted
#817C83