#9B5AEB#9B5AEB

#9B5AEB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.211 H 301.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5AEB
RGB	rgb(155, 90, 235)
HSL	hsl(267, 78%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(267, 62%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 61.7%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.15, 54.68, -63.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.15, 83.85, 310.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% 0.1084 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.211 301)
XYZ	xyz(32.1655, 20.2789, 80.8008)
Luminance	0.2028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5AEB #AAEB5A

analogous

#5A61EB #9B5AEB #E45AEB

triadic

#9B5AEB #EB9B5A #5AEB9B

tetradic

#9B5AEB #EB5A61 #AAEB5A #5AEBE4

square

#9B5AEB #EB5A61 #AAEB5A #5AEBE4

split-complementary

#9B5AEB #EBE45A #61EB5A

monochromatic

#5D16B5 #7A23E4 #9B5AEB #BC91F2 #DDC7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#9B5AEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#9B5AEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9B5AEB

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5AEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9B5AEB	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007CF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#267CE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A799A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5aeb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 90, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.211 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd8cf2',
    500: '#9b5aeb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5aeb;
$custom-light: #bd8cf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5aeb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 78.378,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61107,
    "c": 0.21054,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.20279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5AEB

secondary

#D3EAB7

accent

#DB0B7D

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F8F0FD

border

#D1CBD5

text

#130C17

muted

#827D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5AEB

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

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