#9B47CD#9B47CD

#9B47CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.204 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B47CD
RGB	rgb(155, 71, 205)
HSL	hsl(278, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 65.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 57.04, -55.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 79.31, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1319 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.204 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.7881, 15.8834, 59.4004)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B47CD #79CD47

analogous

#5847CD #9B47CD #CD47BC

triadic

#9B47CD #CD9B47 #47CD9B

tetradic

#9B47CD #CD5847 #79CD47 #47BCCD

square

#9B47CD #CD5847 #79CD47 #47BCCD

split-complementary

#9B47CD #BCCD47 #47CD58

monochromatic

#582179 #7B2EA9 #9B47CD #B577DA #CFA7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#9B47CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#9B47CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B47CD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B47CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B47CD	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3570CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b47cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 71, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.204 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc80dd',
    500: '#9b47cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b47cd;
$custom-light: #bc80dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b47cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.612,
    "s": 57.265,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56642,
    "c": 0.20395,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B47CD

secondary

#B1D49B

accent

#E14780

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B47CD

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

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