#9B60BC#9B60BC
#9B60BC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.148 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B60BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 96, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 41%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 49%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 48.9%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.65, 40.50, -39.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.65, 56.37, 315.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.13% 0.0993 -0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.13% 0.148 312.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7760, 18.9657, 49.8174) |
| Luminance | 0.1897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 0.85
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.08
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.36
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.00
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.38
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B60BC #81BC60
analogous
#6D60BC #9B60BC #BC60AF
triadic
#9B60BC #BC9B60 #60BC9B
tetradic
#9B60BC #BC6D60 #81BC60 #60AFBC
square
#9B60BC #BC6D60 #81BC60 #60AFBC
split-complementary
#9B60BC #AFBC60 #60BC6D
monochromatic
#5A3072 #7C429D #9B60BC #B68BCE #D1B6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#9B60BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#9B60BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B60BC
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B60BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B60BC | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B75BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7ABA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#986E85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b60bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 96, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.148 312.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ba8fd0',
500: '#9b60bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b60bc; $custom-light: #ba8fd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b60bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 96,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.478,
"s": 40.708,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5913,
"c": 0.14759,
"h": 312.3
},
"luminance": 0.18965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B60BC
secondary
#B6CFA9
accent
#D15783
background
#FBF8FC
surface
#F6F0F9
border
#D0CBD2
text
#120C14
muted
#817D82