#9C3196#9C3196

#9C3196 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.183 H 330.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C3196
RGB	rgb(156, 49, 150)
HSL	hsl(303, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(303, 69%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 3.8%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 56.02, -32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 65.00, 329.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.1588 -0.0908)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.183 330.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3135, 11.4681, 29.9919)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C3196 #319C37

analogous

#6C319C #9C3196 #9C3161

triadic

#9C3196 #969C31 #31969C

tetradic

#9C3196 #9C6C31 #319C37 #31619C

square

#9C3196 #9C6C31 #319C37 #31619C

split-complementary

#9C3196 #619C31 #319C6C

monochromatic

#3F143C #6D2269 #9C3196 #C545BE #D374CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#9C3196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#9C3196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C3196

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C3196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C3196	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6493

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c3196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 49, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.183 330.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc72b5',
    500: '#9c3196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c3196;
$custom-light: #bc72b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c3196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.364,
    "s": 52.195,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50977,
    "c": 0.1829,
    "h": 330.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C3196

secondary

#6DBB72

accent

#DC544C

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120911

muted

#817B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C3196

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

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