#9E4ABE#9E4ABE
#9E4ABE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.186 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4ABE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 74, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 61%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.8%, 61.1%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.82, 53.13, -46.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.82, 70.54, 318.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.44% 0.1325 -0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.44% 0.186 315.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8421, 15.8852, 50.4101) |
| Luminance | 0.1588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.36
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.18
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.26
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.36
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.77
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4ABE #6ABE4A
analogous
#644ABE #9E4ABE #BE4AA4
triadic
#9E4ABE #BE9E4A #4ABE9E
tetradic
#9E4ABE #BE644A #6ABE4A #4AA4BE
square
#9E4ABE #BE644A #6ABE4A #4AA4BE
split-complementary
#9E4ABE #A4BE4A #4ABE64
monochromatic
#562568 #7B3695 #9E4ABE #B677CE #CEA4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#9E4ABE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#9E4ABE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4ABE
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4ABE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4ABE | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#256AC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4971BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C5E7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4abe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 74, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.186 315.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#be81d2',
500: '#9e4abe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4abe; $custom-light: #be81d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4abe",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 74,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.448,
"s": 47.154,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56436,
"c": 0.18566,
"h": 315.6
},
"luminance": 0.15884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4ABE
secondary
#A6CB98
accent
#D75176
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8EFF9
border
#D1CAD2
text
#120B14
muted
#817C82