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#9b50cd

a balanced, vivid violet · warm · closest name: slateblue

RGB
155, 80, 205
HSL
276°, 56%, 56%
CMYK
24, 61, 0, 20
Luminance
0.1711

Every format

HEX#9b50cd
RGBrgb(155, 80, 205)
HSLhsl(276, 56%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 61%, 0%, 20%)
LABlab(48.4 52.7 -52.6)
LCHlch(48.4 74.4 315.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.578 0.192 309.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #9b50cd;
background-color: #9b50cd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#9b50cd] bg-[#9b50cd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #9b50cd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.608, green: 0.314, blue: 0.804)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#9b50cd")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#9b50cd on white: 4.75:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#9b50cd on black: 4.42:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red60.8%
Green31.4%
Blue80.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan24.4%
Magenta61.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#9b50cd text on a black background

contrast 4.42:1

Card sample

#9b50cd text on a white background

contrast 4.75:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #9b50cd;
Background color
Panel with #9b50cd background
background-color: #9b50cd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #9b50cd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(155, 80, 205, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(155, 80, 205, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #9b50cd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b50cd, #CD50AC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #9b50cd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #9b50cd in the Color Lab