#9B79CE#9B79CE
#9B79CE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.128 H 301.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9B79CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(155, 121, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 41%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.8%, 41.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.17, 30.59, -39.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.17, 49.74, 307.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.31% 0.0666 -0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.31% 0.128 301.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4931, 25.0995, 61.5661) |
| Luminance | 0.2510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.25
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.39
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.95
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 7.00
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 7.61
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9B79CE #ACCE79
analogous
#7982CE #9B79CE #C679CE
triadic
#9B79CE #CE9B79 #79CE9B
tetradic
#9B79CE #CE7982 #ACCE79 #79CEC6
square
#9B79CE #CE7982 #ACCE79 #79CEC6
split-complementary
#9B79CE #CEC679 #82CE79
monochromatic
#5D3796 #7A4CBE #9B79CE #BCA6DE #DED3EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#9B79CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#9B79CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #9B79CE
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9B79CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9B79CE | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6389D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A89CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92879A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9b79ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 121, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.128 301.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#baa0dd',
500: '#9b79ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9b79ce; $custom-light: #baa0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9b79ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 155,
"g": 121,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264,
"s": 46.448,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64308,
"c": 0.12806,
"h": 301.3
},
"luminance": 0.251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9B79CE
secondary
#D4E0C3
accent
#BA2C81
background
#FBF9FD
surface
#F6F2FB
border
#D0CCD4
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83