#9E4DBE#9E4DBE
#9E4DBE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.181 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #9E4DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(158, 77, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.36, 51.67, -45.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.36, 68.88, 318.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.83% 0.1288 -0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.83% 0.181 315.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0472, 16.2954, 50.4785) |
| Luminance | 0.1630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.92
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.52
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.26
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.57
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.86
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#9E4DBE #6DBE4D
analogous
#664DBE #9E4DBE #BE4DA5
triadic
#9E4DBE #BE9E4D #4DBE9E
tetradic
#9E4DBE #BE664D #6DBE4D #4DA5BE
square
#9E4DBE #BE664D #6DBE4D #4DA5BE
split-complementary
#9E4DBE #A5BE4D #4DBE66
monochromatic
#57276A #7C3797 #9E4DBE #B67ACE #CFA7DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#9E4DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#9E4DBE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #9E4DBE
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##9E4DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##9E4DBE | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C6CC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C73BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C617E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #9e4dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 77, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.181 315.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bd83d2',
500: '#9e4dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #9e4dbe; $custom-light: #bd83d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#9e4dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 158,
"g": 77,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.009,
"s": 46.502,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56826,
"c": 0.18123,
"h": 315.3
},
"luminance": 0.16295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#9E4DBE
secondary
#A9CC9B
accent
#D65277
background
#FCF8FC
surface
#F8EFF9
border
#D1CAD2
text
#120B14
muted
#817C82