#9B4ADE#9B4ADE

#9B4ADE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.217 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4ADE
RGB	rgb(155, 74, 222)
HSL	hsl(273, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(273, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 66.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 59.44, -62.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 86.05, 313.69°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% 0.1271 -0.1765)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.217 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.1483, 17.1403, 70.8659)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4ADE #8DDE4A

analogous

#514ADE #9B4ADE #DE4AD7

triadic

#9B4ADE #DE9B4A #4ADE9B

tetradic

#9B4ADE #DE514A #8DDE4A #4AD7DE

square

#9B4ADE #DE514A #8DDE4A #4AD7DE

split-complementary

#9B4ADE #D7DE4A #4ADE51

monochromatic

#5C1B93 #7D24C7 #9B4ADE #B87EE7 #D4B2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#9B4ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#9B4ADE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4ADE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4ADE	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E73DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6B8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 74, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.217 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd82e9',
    500: '#9b4ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4ade;
$custom-light: #bd82e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.838,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58156,
    "c": 0.21749,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4ADE

secondary

#BFDFA4

accent

#EC3C8C

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4ADE

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

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