#9C21CA#9C21CA

#9C21CA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.241 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C21CA
RGB	rgb(156, 33, 202)
HSL	hsl(284, 72%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 84%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 83.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 70.52, -61.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 93.47, 318.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.1676 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.241 314)
XYZ	xyz(24.9130, 12.4208, 56.9508)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C21CA #4FCA21

analogous

#4821CA #9C21CA #CA21A3

triadic

#9C21CA #CA9C21 #21CA9C

tetradic

#9C21CA #CA4821 #4FCA21 #21A3CA

square

#9C21CA #CA4821 #4FCA21 #21A3CA

split-complementary

#9C21CA #A3CA21 #21CA48

monochromatic

#4B1061 #731895 #9C21CA #B747E1 #CC7CEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#9C21CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#9C21CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C21CA

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C21CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C21CA	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0265C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#974E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c21ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 33, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.241 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6edb',
    500: '#9c21ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c21ca;
$custom-light: #bf6edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c21ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.669,
    "s": 71.915,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53103,
    "c": 0.24132,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.1242
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C21CA

secondary

#8ED275

accent

#EF396B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EDFB

border

#D1C8D4

text

#130815

muted

#827B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C21CA

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

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