#9C17A0#9C17A0

#9C17A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.216 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C17A0
RGB	rgb(156, 23, 160)
HSL	hsl(298, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(298, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 85.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 65.40, -42.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 77.93, 327.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.1806 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.216 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3615, 10.2203, 34.1512)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C17A0 #1BA017

analogous

#5717A0 #9C17A0 #A0175F

triadic

#9C17A0 #A09C17 #17A09C

tetradic

#9C17A0 #A05717 #1BA017 #175FA0

square

#9C17A0 #A05717 #1BA017 #175FA0

split-complementary

#9C17A0 #5FA017 #17A057

monochromatic

#340835 #680F6A #9C17A0 #D01FD6 #E14CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#9C17A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#9C17A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C17A0

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C17A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C17A0	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5F9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A0345F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c17a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 23, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.216 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd69bd',
    500: '#9c17a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c17a0;
$custom-light: #bd69bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c17a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.248,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49646,
    "c": 0.2157,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C17A0

secondary

#4FC74C

accent

#F1363C

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130712

muted

#827A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C17A0

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

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