#9B4EBE#9B4EBE

#9B4EBE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.179 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4EBE
RGB	rgb(155, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(281, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 50.42, -45.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 68.19, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.1238 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.179 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.5347, 16.1358, 50.4746)
Luminance	0.1613 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4EBE #71BE4E

analogous

#634EBE #9B4EBE #BE4EA9

triadic

#9B4EBE #BE9B4E #4EBE9B

tetradic

#9B4EBE #BE634E #71BE4E #4EA9BE

square

#9B4EBE #BE634E #71BE4E #4EA9BE

split-complementary

#9B4EBE #A9BE4E #4EBE63

monochromatic

#55276A #793897 #9B4EBE #B47BCE #CEA8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#9B4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#9B4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4EBE

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4EBE	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A72BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#98627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.179 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb83d2',
    500: '#9b4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4ebe;
$custom-light: #bb83d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56591,
    "c": 0.17851,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4EBE

secondary

#ABCC9C

accent

#D6527B

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4EBE

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