#9B5CCC#9B5CCC
#9B5CCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.172 H 308.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B5CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 92, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24%, 54.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.67, 46.29, -48.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.67, 66.95, 313.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.42% 0.1061 -0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.42% 0.172 308) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2416, 18.9829, 59.2913) |
| Luminance | 0.1898 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 2.35
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 4.14
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 4.32
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.82
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.97
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B5CCC #8DCC5C
analogous
#635CCC #9B5CCC #CC5CC5
triadic
#9B5CCC #CC9B5C #5CCC9B
tetradic
#9B5CCC #CC635C #8DCC5C #5CC5CC
square
#9B5CCC #CC635C #8DCC5C #5CC5CC
split-complementary
#9B5CCC #C5CC5C #5CCC63
monochromatic
#5C2984 #7D38B3 #9B5CCC #B88BDB #D4B9E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#9B5CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#9B5CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B5CCC
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B5CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B5CCC | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3776D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D79C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#94708B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b5ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 92, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.172 308.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bb8cdc',
500: '#9b5ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b5ccc; $custom-light: #bb8cdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b5ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 92,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 52.336,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59422,
"c": 0.17246,
"h": 308
},
"luminance": 0.18982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B5CCC
secondary
#BFD8AC
accent
#DC4C8B
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F7F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#120C15
muted
#817D83