#9B50AE#9B50AE
#9B50AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.159 H 319.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B50AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 80, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 37%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 54%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 54%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.66, 46.05, -37.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.66, 59.28, 320.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.95% 0.1201 -0.1037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.95% 0.159 319.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0252, 15.7628, 41.8132) |
| Luminance | 0.1576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.67
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.20
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.44
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.08
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.21
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B50AE #63AE50
analogous
#6C50AE #9B50AE #AE5092
triadic
#9B50AE #AE9B50 #50AE9B
tetradic
#9B50AE #AE6C50 #63AE50 #5092AE
square
#9B50AE #AE6C50 #63AE50 #5092AE
split-complementary
#9B50AE #92AE50 #50AE6C
monochromatic
#50295A #763D84 #9B50AE #B37AC2 #CBA3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#9B50AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#9B50AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9B50AE
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B50AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B50AE | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E69B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5671AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B5E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b50ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 80, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.159 319.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb84c6',
500: '#9b50ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b50ae; $custom-light: #bb84c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b50ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 80,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.872,
"s": 37.008,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5595,
"c": 0.1587,
"h": 319.2
},
"luminance": 0.15762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B50AE
secondary
#A0C298
accent
#CD5B72
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F7EFF8
border
#D0CAD1
text
#120B13
muted
#817C82