#9B5ABE#9B5ABE

#9B5ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.160 H 312.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5ABE
RGB	rgb(155, 90, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(279, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.50, 44.20, -42.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.50, 61.10, 316.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% 0.1078 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.16 312.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.4664, 17.9992, 50.7852)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5ABE #7DBE5A

analogous

#695ABE #9B5ABE #BE5AAF

triadic

#9B5ABE #BE9B5A #5ABE9B

tetradic

#9B5ABE #BE695A #7DBE5A #5AAFBE

square

#9B5ABE #BE695A #7DBE5A #5AAFBE

split-complementary

#9B5ABE #AFBE5A #5ABE69

monochromatic

#592D71 #7C3E9D #9B5ABE #B686CF #D0B2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#9B5ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#9B5ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9B5ABE

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9B5ABE	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4072C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5577BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#976A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 90, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.160 312.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8bd2',
    500: '#9b5abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5abe;
$custom-light: #bb8bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 43.478,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58311,
    "c": 0.15975,
    "h": 312.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5ABE

secondary

#B4CFA5

accent

#D35581

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5ABE

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

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