#9B49CE#9B49CE

#9B49CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.202 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B49CE
RGB	rgb(155, 73, 206)
HSL	hsl(277, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.8%, 64.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 56.33, -55.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 78.75, 315.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.95% 0.1295 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(56.95% 0.202 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0385, 16.1904, 60.0812)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B49CE #7CCE49

analogous

#5849CE #9B49CE #CE49BF

triadic

#9B49CE #CE9B49 #49CE9B

tetradic

#9B49CE #CE5849 #7CCE49 #49BFCE

square

#9B49CE #CE5849 #7CCE49 #49BFCE

split-complementary

#9B49CE #BFCE49 #49CE58

monochromatic

#59217B #7C2EAC #9B49CE #B579DB #D0A9E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#9B49CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#9B49CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B49CE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B49CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B49CE	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3671CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#946485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b49ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 73, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.202 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc81de',
    500: '#9b49ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b49ce;
$custom-light: #bc81de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b49ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.992,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56952,
    "c": 0.2023,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B49CE

secondary

#B3D59D

accent

#E14782

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F8EFFB

border

#D1CAD4

text

#120B15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B49CE

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

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