#9B4EAE#9B4EAE
#9B4EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.162 H 319.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 78, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.28, 47.07, -37.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.28, 60.46, 321.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.67% 0.1229 -0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.67% 0.162 319.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8810, 15.4743, 41.7651) |
| Luminance | 0.1547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.34
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.73
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.21
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.44
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.51
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4EAE #61AE4E
analogous
#6B4EAE #9B4EAE #AE4E91
triadic
#9B4EAE #AE9B4E #4EAE9B
tetradic
#9B4EAE #AE6B4E #61AE4E #4E91AE
square
#9B4EAE #AE6B4E #61AE4E #4E91AE
split-complementary
#9B4EAE #91AE4E #4EAE6B
monochromatic
#502859 #753B84 #9B4EAE #B377C2 #CBA1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#9B4EAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#9B4EAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4EAE
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4EAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4EAE | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B68B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5470AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5C77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4eae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.162 319.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb83c6',
500: '#9b4eae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4eae; $custom-light: #bb83c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4eae",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 78,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.125,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55667,
"c": 0.16191,
"h": 319.4
},
"luminance": 0.15473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4EAE
secondary
#9FC296
accent
#CE5A71
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120B13
muted
#817C82