#9B50DB#9B50DB

#9B50DB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.206 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B50DB
RGB	rgb(155, 80, 219)
HSL	hsl(272, 66%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(272, 63%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 55.89, -59.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 81.39, 313.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% 0.1207 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.206 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.1696, 17.8206, 68.9071)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B50DB #90DB50

analogous

#5550DB #9B50DB #DB50D5

triadic

#9B50DB #DB9B50 #50DB9B

tetradic

#9B50DB #DB5550 #90DB50 #50D5DB

square

#9B50DB #DB5550 #90DB50 #50D5DB

split-complementary

#9B50DB #D5DB50 #50DB55

monochromatic

#5D1E92 #7D29C5 #9B50DB #B883E5 #D5B6F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#9B50DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#9B50DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B50DB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B50DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B50DB	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0073DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F75D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#906D8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b50db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 80, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.206 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd85e7',
    500: '#9b50db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b50db;
$custom-light: #bd85e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b50db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.374,
    "s": 65.877,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58699,
    "c": 0.20649,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B50DB

secondary

#C1DFA8

accent

#E93F8D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FC

border

#D1CBD5

text

#120B16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B50DB

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

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