#9516C9#9516C9

#9516C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.245 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9516C9
RGB	rgb(149, 22, 201)
HSL	hsl(283, 80%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 89%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 89.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 71.70, -64.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 96.15, 318.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1648 -0.1818)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.245 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2220, 11.1811, 56.1819)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9516C9 #4AC916

analogous

#3B16C9 #9516C9 #C916A3

triadic

#9516C9 #C99516 #16C995

tetradic

#9516C9 #C93B16 #4AC916 #16A3C9

square

#9516C9 #C93B16 #4AC916 #16A3C9

split-complementary

#9516C9 #A3C916 #16C93B

monochromatic

#430A5B #6C1092 #9516C9 #B433E9 #C86BEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#9516C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#9516C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9516C9

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9516C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9516C9	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9516c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(149, 22, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.245 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ba6ada',
    500: '#9516c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9516c9;
$custom-light: #ba6ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9516c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 149,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.57,
    "s": 80.269,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5148,
    "c": 0.24537,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9516C9

secondary

#86D467

accent

#F7316B

background

#FCF6FD

surface

#F8ECFB

border

#D1C7D4

text

#130815

muted

#827A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9516C9

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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