#9B49CD#9B49CD

#9B49CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.201 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B49CD
RGB	rgb(155, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(277, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.4%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 56.11, -54.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 78.26, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1296 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.201 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.9174, 16.1420, 59.4435)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B49CD #7BCD49

analogous

#5949CD #9B49CD #CD49BD

triadic

#9B49CD #CD9B49 #49CD9B

tetradic

#9B49CD #CD5949 #7BCD49 #49BDCD

square

#9B49CD #CD5949 #7BCD49 #49BDCD

split-complementary

#9B49CD #BDCD49 #49CD59

monochromatic

#59227A #7B2FAA #9B49CD #B579DA #D0A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#9B49CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#9B49CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B49CD

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B49CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B49CD	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b49cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.201 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc81dd',
    500: '#9b49cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b49cd;
$custom-light: #bc81dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b49cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.273,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56886,
    "c": 0.20127,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B49CD

secondary

#B2D59D

accent

#E04881

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B49CD

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

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