#9B4EDD#9B4EDD

#9B4EDD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.211 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B4EDD
RGB	rgb(155, 78, 221)
HSL	hsl(272, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 65%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 57.32, -60.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 83.46, 313.38°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.1228 -0.1719)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.211 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.2903, 17.6380, 70.2540)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B4EDD #90DD4E

analogous

#534EDD #9B4EDD #DD4ED7

triadic

#9B4EDD #DD9B4E #4EDD9B

tetradic

#9B4EDD #DD534E #90DD4E #4ED7DD

square

#9B4EDD #DD534E #90DD4E #4ED7DD

split-complementary

#9B4EDD #D7DD4E #4EDD53

monochromatic

#5D1C94 #7D26C7 #9B4EDD #B881E7 #D5B5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#9B4EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#9B4EDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B4EDD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B4EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B4EDD	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2875DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F6D8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b4edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 78, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.211 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd84e8',
    500: '#9b4edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b4edd;
$custom-light: #bd84e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b4edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58579,
    "c": 0.21129,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17638
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B4EDD

secondary

#C1E0A7

accent

#EB3D8D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8EFFD

border

#D1CAD5

text

#130B16

muted

#827C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B4EDD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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