#9B5BBC#9B5BBC

#9B5BBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.156 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5BBC
RGB	rgb(155, 91, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(280, 52%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 51.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.60, 43.22, -40.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.60, 59.48, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(58.35% 0.1063 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(58.35% 0.156 313)
XYZ	xyz(26.3342, 18.0822, 49.6702)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5BBC #7CBC5B

analogous

#6B5BBC #9B5BBC #BC5BAC

triadic

#9B5BBC #BC9B5B #5BBC9B

tetradic

#9B5BBC #BC6B5B #7CBC5B #5BACBC

square

#9B5BBC #BC6B5B #7CBC5B #5BACBC

split-complementary

#9B5BBC #ACBC5B #5BBC6B

monochromatic

#592D6F #7C3F9B #9B5BBC #B586CE #D0B2E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#9B5BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#9B5BBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9B5BBC

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9B5BBC	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4472BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5777B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#986B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 91, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.156 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8bd0',
    500: '#9b5bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5bbc;
$custom-light: #bb8bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.588,
    "s": 41.991,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58351,
    "c": 0.15587,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.18082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5BBC

secondary

#B3CEA5

accent

#D25680

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5BBC

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

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