#9B4BD3#9B4BD3
#9B4BD3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.205 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4BD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 75, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 61%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 64%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.5%, 64.5%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.89, 56.49, -56.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.89, 80.14, 314.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.53% 0.127 -0.1607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.53% 0.205 308.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7891, 16.7043, 63.3757) |
| Luminance | 0.1670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.91
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.93
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.33
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.83
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.08
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4BD3 #83D34B
analogous
#574BD3 #9B4BD3 #D34BC7
triadic
#9B4BD3 #D39B4B #4BD39B
tetradic
#9B4BD3 #D3574B #83D34B #4BC7D3
square
#9B4BD3 #D3574B #83D34B #4BC7D3
split-complementary
#9B4BD3 #C7D34B #4BD357
monochromatic
#5B2083 #7C2CB5 #9B4BD3 #B67CDF #D2ADEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.84
#9B4BD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#9B4BD3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4BD3
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4BD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4BD3 | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.34 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006FD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3273D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#936788
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4bd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 75, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.205 308.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd82e1',
500: '#9b4bd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4bd3; $custom-light: #bd82e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4bd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 75,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.294,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5753,
"c": 0.20478,
"h": 308.3
},
"luminance": 0.16704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4BD3
secondary
#B8D9A1
accent
#E44486
background
#FCF8FD
surface
#F8EFFB
border
#D1CAD4
text
#120B15
muted
#817C83