#9B4ADD#9B4ADD

#9B4ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.216 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4ADD
RGB	rgb(155, 74, 221)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 66.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 59.21, -61.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 85.56, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(58.09% 0.1272 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(58.09% 0.216 306)
XYZ	xyz(29.0147, 17.0868, 70.1622)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4ADD #8CDD4A

analogous

#514ADD #9B4ADD #DD4AD6

triadic

#9B4ADD #DD9B4A #4ADD9B

tetradic

#9B4ADD #DD514A #8CDD4A #4AD6DD

square

#9B4ADD #DD514A #8CDD4A #4AD6DD

split-complementary

#9B4ADD #D6DD4A #4ADD51

monochromatic

#5C1B91 #7D25C5 #9B4ADD #B77EE7 #D4B1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#9B4ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#9B4ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4ADD

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4ADD	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2073DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906A8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 74, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.216 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd82e8',
    500: '#9b4add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4add;
$custom-light: #bd82e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.061,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58087,
    "c": 0.21646,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.17087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4ADD

secondary

#BEDFA4

accent

#EB3D8B

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4ADD

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

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