#9B4DD9#9B4DD9
#9B4DD9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.208 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4DD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 77, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 65%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.62, 56.89, -59.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.62, 82.02, 313.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.18% 0.1243 -0.1673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.18% 0.208 306.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6932, 17.2864, 67.4572) |
| Luminance | 0.1729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 3.03
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.57
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.63
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.70
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.01
Electric Purple
#AA23FF
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4DD9 #8BD94D
analogous
#554DD9 #9B4DD9 #D94DD1
triadic
#9B4DD9 #D99B4D #4DD99B
tetradic
#9B4DD9 #D9554D #8BD94D #4DD1D9
square
#9B4DD9 #D9554D #8BD94D #4DD1D9
split-complementary
#9B4DD9 #D1D94D #4DD955
monochromatic
#5C1E8D #7D29C0 #9B4DD9 #B77FE4 #D4B2EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.71
#9B4DD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.46
#9B4DD9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4DD9
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4DD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4DD9 | 1.00 | 4.71 | 4.46 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D74D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#916B8C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4dd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 77, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.208 306.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd84e5',
500: '#9b4dd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4dd9; $custom-light: #bd84e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4dd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 77,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.429,
"s": 64.815,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58182,
"c": 0.20839,
"h": 306.6
},
"luminance": 0.17286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4DD9
secondary
#BEDDA5
accent
#E8408A
background
#FCF8FE
surface
#F8EFFC
border
#D1CAD5
text
#120B16
muted
#817C84