#9B5DBE#9B5DBE

#9B5DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.155 H 312.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B5DBE
RGB	rgb(155, 93, 190)
HSL	hsl(278, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(278, 51%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.12, 42.58, -41.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.12, 59.25, 315.95°)
OKLab	oklab(58.77% 0.1037 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(58.77% 0.155 312)
XYZ	xyz(26.7246, 18.5155, 50.8713)
Luminance	0.1852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B5DBE #80BE5D

analogous

#6B5DBE #9B5DBE #BE5DB0

triadic

#9B5DBE #BE9B5D #5DBE9B

tetradic

#9B5DBE #BE6B5D #80BE5D #5DB0BE

square

#9B5DBE #BE6B5D #80BE5D #5DB0BE

split-complementary

#9B5DBE #B0BE5D #5DBE6B

monochromatic

#5A2E73 #7C409E #9B5DBE #B689D0 #D1B4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#9B5DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#9B5DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #9B5DBE

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B5DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9B5DBE	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4574C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5879BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#976D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b5dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 93, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.155 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bb8dd2',
    500: '#9b5dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b5dbe;
$custom-light: #bb8dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b5dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.351,
    "s": 42.731,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58769,
    "c": 0.15487,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.18515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B5DBE

secondary

#B6D0A7

accent

#D35582

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6F0F9

border

#D0CBD2

text

#120C14

muted

#817D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B5DBE

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

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