#9B4CBC#9B4CBC
#9B4CBC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.179 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4CBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 76, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 60%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 59.6%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.67, 50.99, -45.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.67, 68.34, 318.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.2% 0.1263 -0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.2% 0.179 314.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1776, 15.7691, 49.2847) |
| Luminance | 0.1577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.38
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.90
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.21
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.33
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.52
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4CBC #6DBC4C
analogous
#634CBC #9B4CBC #BC4CA5
triadic
#9B4CBC #BC9B4C #4CBC9B
tetradic
#9B4CBC #BC634C #6DBC4C #4CA5BC
square
#9B4CBC #BC634C #6DBC4C #4CA5BC
split-complementary
#9B4CBC #A5BC4C #4CBC63
monochromatic
#542767 #783794 #9B4CBC #B479CD #CDA5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#9B4CBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#9B4CBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4CBC
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4CBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4CBC | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A6AC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A71B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98607D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4cbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 76, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.179 314.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb82d1',
500: '#9b4cbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4cbc; $custom-light: #bb82d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4cbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 76,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.321,
"s": 45.528,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56203,
"c": 0.17943,
"h": 314.7
},
"luminance": 0.15768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4CBC
secondary
#A8CA99
accent
#D55379
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF9
border
#D0CAD2
text
#120B14
muted
#817C82