#9E4EBE#9E4EBE

#9E4EBE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.180 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E4EBE
RGB	rgb(158, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(283, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 51.18, -45.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 68.32, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% 0.1275 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.18 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.1177, 16.4364, 50.5020)
Luminance	0.1644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#9E4EBE #6EBE4E

analogous

#664EBE #9E4EBE #BE4EA6

triadic

#9E4EBE #BE9E4E #4EBE9E

tetradic

#9E4EBE #BE664E #6EBE4E #4EA6BE

square

#9E4EBE #BE664E #6EBE4E #4EA6BE

split-complementary

#9E4EBE #A6BE4E #4EBE66

monochromatic

#57276A #7C3897 #9E4EBE #B77BCE #CFA8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#9E4EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#9E4EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E4EBE

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E4EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E4EBE	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D73BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C617F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e4ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.180 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd84d2',
    500: '#9e4ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e4ebe;
$custom-light: #bd84d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e4ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56959,
    "c": 0.17974,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E4EBE

secondary

#A9CC9C

accent

#D65278

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F7EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#120B14

muted

#817C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E4EBE

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