#9B4EAF#9B4EAF
#9B4EAF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.163 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B4EAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 78, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 47.27, -38.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 60.94, 320.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.1229 -0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.163 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9788, 15.5134, 42.2804) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.48
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.66
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.35
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.33
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.42
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B4EAF #62AF4E
analogous
#6B4EAF #9B4EAF #AF4E93
triadic
#9B4EAF #AF9B4E #4EAF9B
tetradic
#9B4EAF #AF6B4E #62AF4E #4E93AF
square
#9B4EAF #AF6B4E #62AF4E #4E93AF
split-complementary
#9B4EAF #93AF4E #4EAF6B
monochromatic
#50285A #763B85 #9B4EAF #B378C3 #CBA2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#9B4EAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#9B4EAF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B4EAF
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B4EAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B4EAF | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A69B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5470AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5D77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b4eaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.163 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb83c7',
500: '#9b4eaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b4eaf; $custom-light: #bb83c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b4eaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 78,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.629,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55723,
"c": 0.16294,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.15512
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B4EAF
secondary
#9FC396
accent
#CE5A72
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120B13
muted
#817C82