#9B4AAA#9B4AAA

#9B4AAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.164 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4AAA
RGB	rgb(155, 74, 170)
HSL	hsl(291, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 56%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.8%, 56.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 48.28, -37.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 60.89, 322.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1279 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.164 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2212, 14.7695, 39.6500)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4AAA #59AA4A

analogous

#6B4AAA #9B4AAA #AA4A89

triadic

#9B4AAA #AA9B4A #4AAA9B

tetradic

#9B4AAA #AA6B4A #59AA4A #4A89AA

square

#9B4AAA #AA6B4A #59AA4A #4A89AA

split-complementary

#9B4AAA #89AA4A #4AAA6B

monochromatic

#4D2555 #74377F #9B4AAA #B470C1 #CB9BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#9B4AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#9B4AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4AAA

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4AAA	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3865AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C5873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 74, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.164 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb81c4',
    500: '#9b4aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4aaa;
$custom-light: #bb81c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.625,
    "s": 39.344,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54895,
    "c": 0.16423,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4AAA

secondary

#97C090

accent

#CF596B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF8

border

#D0CAD1

text

#120A12

muted

#817C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4AAA

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

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