#9B4CDD#9B4CDD
#9B4CDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.214 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4CDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 76, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 68%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 66%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 65.6%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.71, 58.27, -61.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.71, 84.52, 313.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.33% 0.125 -0.1735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.33% 0.214 305.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1503, 17.3581, 70.2074) |
| Luminance | 0.1736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 2.87
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.32
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.36
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 5.72
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.81
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4CDD #8EDD4C
analogous
#524CDD #9B4CDD #DD4CD6
triadic
#9B4CDD #DD9B4C #4CDD9B
tetradic
#9B4CDD #DD524C #8EDD4C #4CD6DD
square
#9B4CDD #DD524C #8EDD4C #4CD6DD
split-complementary
#9B4CDD #D6DD4C #4CDD52
monochromatic
#5D1C93 #7D26C6 #9B4CDD #B87FE7 #D4B3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#9B4CDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.47
#9B4CDD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4CDD
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4CDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4CDD | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.47 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2474DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F6B8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4cdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 76, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.214 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd83e8',
500: '#9b4cdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4cdd; $custom-light: #bd83e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4cdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 76,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.69,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5833,
"c": 0.2139,
"h": 305.8
},
"luminance": 0.17358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4CDD
secondary
#C0DFA6
accent
#EB3D8C
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8EFFD
border
#D1CAD5
text
#130B16
muted
#827C84